Effects of scalp electroacupuncture on the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway and apoptosis of hippocampal neurons in a rat model of cerebral palsy.

Conclusions The effects of scalp EA on the PI3K/ Akt signalling pathway may represent one of the mechanisms involved in the inhibition of hippocampal neuronal apoptosis and improvement of deficits associated with CP in a rat model.
PMID: 29102966 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - November 4, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhang H, Gao J, Wang M, Yu X, Lv X, Deng H, Fan X, Chen K Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research