Measurement of Changes of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Content in Rat Ischemic Cerebral Cortex after Electroacupuncture with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Measurement of Changes of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Content in Rat Ischemic Cerebral Cortex after Electroacupuncture with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay[J]. Acupuncture research, 2001, (2): 93-96.
Measurement of Changes of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Content in Rat Ischemic Cerebral Cortex after Electroacupuncture with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay[J]. Acupuncture research, 2001, (2): 93-96.DOI:
缺血 +电针组BDNF含量多于缺血组 (P <0 .0 5 )。表明电针能提高缺血后脑内BDNF的合成或释放Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on brain derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) content of the cerebral cortex in rats with cerebral ischemia. Methods: 18 Wistar rats were randomly and evenly divided into normal control
ischemia and EA+ischemia groups. The middle cerebral artery was occluded for 90 min to induce focal ischemia. After cerebral ischemia
EA (3.5 mA
100 Hz) was applied to “Shuigou” (GV 26) and “Baihui” (GV 20) for one hour. After 8 hr reperfusion
the ischemic cortex was sampled and the BDNF content determined with enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: It was found that BDNF contents in the infarction region of the cerebral cortex in control
EA and EA ischemia groups were 14.20±3.14
18.75±2.63 and 23.75 ±3.02 ng/g respectively. Conclusion: EA could increase the synthesis and release of BDNF in the brain after cerebral ischemia and reperfusion.