Mechanism of
electroacupuncture regulating the ligand pathway of tyrosine kinase receptor in
improving vascular dementia

LI Xia; ZHU Shi-Jie; TANG Zhong-Sheng; LUO Ya-Fei; FAN Rui-Juan; XIE Gao-Yu; KOU Yun-Fang; LU Ying

doi:10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2023.06.010

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Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2023, Vol. 54 ›› Issue (6) : 689-694. DOI: 10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2023.06.010

Mechanism of electroacupuncture regulating the ligand pathway of tyrosine kinase receptor in improving vascular dementia

LI Xia¹ ZHU Shi-jie² TANG Zhong-sheng² LUO Ya-fei^2* FAN Rui-juan² XIE Gao-yu² KOU Yun-fang² LU Ying²

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Objective To observe the potential mechanism of electroacupuncture regulating the erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor B2/erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor-interacting B2/big mitogen-activated protein kinase 1(EphB2/EphrinB2/BMK1) signaling pathway to improve neural damage in vascular dementia rats. Methods Eighty SD male adult rats were randomly divided into a sham surgery group, a model group, a non acupoint electroacupuncture group, a nimodipine group, and an electroacupuncture three needle group. The vascular dementia rat model was made by the modified Pulsinelli four vessel occlusion method. After grouping, the rats in each group were subjected to water maze test, HE staining, Nissl staining, and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) to observe the pathological changes in the hippocampal CA1 area, and the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the hippocampal CA1 area was detected by immunohistochemistry; Detection of EphB2 and BMK1 protein expression in rat hippocampal CA1 region was detected by Western blotting. Results Compared with the model group, the escape latency of vascular dementia rats treated with electroacupuncture and nimodipine decreased (P<0.05), while the number of crossing platforms significantly increased (P<0.05); The result of HE staining, Nissl staining and TEM showed that compared with the model group, the neurons in hippocampal CA1 area of rats in the EA Zhisanzhen group and nimodipine group were arranged orderly, and the morphology and structure of cells and organelle were complete; Immunohistochemical method and Western blotting showed that the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the CA1 region of hippocampus in the model group was significantly lower than that in the sham surgery group (P<0.05); Compared with the model group, the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the hippocampal CA1 region of rats in the electroacupuncture Zhisanzhen group significantly increased (P<0.05), while the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the hippocampal CA1 region of rats in the non acupoint electroacupuncture group was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Compared with the nimodipine group, the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the hippocampal CA1 region of rats in the electroacupuncture Zhisanzhen group significantly increased (P<0.05). Conclusion Electroacupuncture may improve the damage of hippocampal neurons in vascular dementia rats by increasing the expression of EphB2 and BMK1 in the CA1 region of the hippocampus, thereby improving the learning and memory of vascular dementia rats.

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Electroacupuncture wisdom three needle / Vascular dementia / Hippocampus / Signal pathway / Western blotting / Rat

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LI Xia ZHU Shi-jie TANG Zhong-sheng LUO Ya-fei FAN Rui-juan XIE Gao-yu KOU Yun-fang LU Ying. Mechanism of electroacupuncture regulating the ligand pathway of tyrosine kinase receptor in improving vascular dementia[J]. Acta Anatomica Sinica. 2023, 54(6): 689-694 https://doi.org/10.16098/j.issn.0529-1356.2023.06.010

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