PENG Xiao-yun,YUAN Bo,TIAN Tian,et al.Effects of electro-scalp acupuncture on inflammatory response and microglial polarization in the ischemic cortex of rats with ischemic stroke[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(09):1050-1055.
PENG Xiao-yun,YUAN Bo,TIAN Tian,et al.Effects of electro-scalp acupuncture on inflammatory response and microglial polarization in the ischemic cortex of rats with ischemic stroke[J].Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion,2023,43(09):1050-1055.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20221124-k0001.
Effects of electro-scalp acupuncture on inflammatory response and microglial polarization in the ischemic cortex of rats with ischemic stroke
To observe the effects of electro-scalp acupuncture (ESA) on the expression of microglial markers CD206 and CD32
as well as interleukin (IL)-6
IL-1β
and IL-10 in the ischemic cortex of rats with ischemic stroke
and to explore the mechanisms of ESA on alleviating inflammatory damage of ischemic stroke.
Methods
2
Sixty 7-week-old male SD rats were randomly selected
with 15 rats assigned to a sham surgery group. The remaining rats were treated with suture method to establish rat model of middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). The rats with successful model were randomly divided into a model group
a VitD
3
group
and an ESA group
with 15 rats in each group. In the ESA group
ESA was performed bilaterally at the "top-temporal anterior oblique line" with disperse-dense wave
a frequency of 2 Hz/100 Hz
and an intensity of 1 mA. Each session lasted for 30 min
once daily
for a total of 7 days. The VitD
3
group were treated with intragastric administration of 1
25-dihydroxyvitamin D
3
(1
25-VitD
3
) solution (3 ng/100 g)
once daily for 7 days. The neurological deficit scores and neurobehavioral scores were assessed before and after the intervention. After the intervention
the brain infarct volume was evaluated using 2
3
5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride (TTC) staining. Immunofluorescence double staining was performed to detect the protein expression of CD32 and CD206 in the ischemic cortex. Western blot analysis was conducted to measure the protein expression of IL-6
IL-1β
and IL-10 in the ischemic cortex.
Results
2
Compared with the sham surgery group
the model group showed increased neurological deficit scores and neurobehavioral scores (
P
<
0.01)
increased brain infarct volume (
P
<
0.01)
increased protein expression of CD32
IL-6
and IL-1β in the ischemic cortex (
P
<
0.01)
and decreased protein expression of CD206 and IL-1
0 in the ischemic cortex (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the model group
both the ESA group and the VitD
3
group showed decreased neurological deficit scores and neurobehavioral scores (
P
<
0.01)
reduced brain infarct volume (
P
<
0.01)
decreased protein expression of CD32
IL-6
and IL-1β in the ischemic cortex (
P
<
0.01)
and increased protein expression of CD206 and IL-10 in the ischemic cortex (
P
<
0.01). Compared with the VitD
3
group
the ESA group had lower neurological deficit score (
P
<
0.05)
larger brain infarct volume (
P
<
0.05)
and lower protein expression of CD32
CD206
IL-1β
and IL-10 in the ischemic cortex (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05).
Conclusion
2
ESA could improve neurological function in MCAO rats
and its mechanism may be related to promoting microglial M1-to-M2 polarization and alleviating inflammatory damage.
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