Acupuncture Attenuated Vascular Dementia-Induced Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Impairments via Activation of D1/D5 Receptors [Basic Sciences]

Conclusions—Improvement in cognition and hippocampal synaptic plasticity induced by acupuncture was achieved via activation of D1/D5 receptors in 2VO rats.

Source: Stroke - March 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Yang Ye, Hui Li, Jing-Wen Yang, Xue-Rui Wang, Guang-Xia Shi, Chao-Qun Yan, Si-Ming Ma, Wen Zhu, Qian-Qian Li, Tian-Ran Li, Ling-Yong Xiao, Cun-Zhi Liu Tags: Animal Models of Human Disease, Basic Science Research, Mechanisms, Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Disease Original Contributions Source Type: research