Involvement of Rat's Globus Pallidus in the Effects of Electroacupuncture and Excitation of Caudate-putamen Nucleus on Spontaneous Discharges of Neurons in Entopeduncular Nucleus
Involvement of Rat's Globus Pallidus in the Effects of Electroacupuncture and Excitation of Caudate-putamen Nucleus on Spontaneous Discharges of Neurons in Entopeduncular Nucleus[J]. Acupuncture research, 2002, (2): 92-96.
Involvement of Rat's Globus Pallidus in the Effects of Electroacupuncture and Excitation of Caudate-putamen Nucleus on Spontaneous Discharges of Neurons in Entopeduncular Nucleus[J]. Acupuncture research, 2002, (2): 92-96.DOI:
兴奋尾壳核通过GP对EP产生兴奋作用Objective : To investigate the roles of rat's globus pallidus(GP) in the effects of electroacupuncture(EA) and excitation of caudate-putamen nucleus(CPu) on spontaneous discharges of neurons in entopeduncular nucleus(EP). Methods: The experiments were performed on 10% urethane-anesthetized (1 g/kg) Wistar rats. Glass microelectrodes were used for recording the spontaneous discharges of neurons in EP before and after chemical lesion (kainic acid
10 μg/2 μL)of GP. All animals received EA of "Yanglingquan"(GB 34) and "Huantiao"(GB 30) with stimulating parameters of 2 mA of electric current
2~100 Hz dense-sparse waves
and duration of 5 min. Excitation of neurons in CPu was achieved through microinjection of glutamate(0.5 M
3 μL) into the nucleus. Results: It was found that the spontaneous discharges of neurons in EP were increased significantly by EA (6~8 min after EA
P<0.05) but not affected remarkably by exciting Cpu (P>0.05). In rats with lesion of globus pallidus
the spontaneous discharges of neurons in EP were increased slightly by EA and inhibited significantly by exciting Cpu (15 min and 20 min after administration of glutamate in comparison with saline group
P<0.05). Conclusion: Results suggest that the excitatory role of EA on the spontaneous discharges of EP neurons is partially inhibited by GP
and the activating CPu can induce an increase of the spontaneous discharges of EP neurons through GP.