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Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke

Neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2)-expressing cells has multipotent stem cell activity under cerebral ischemia. Our study examined the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) therapy (2 Hz, 1 or 3 mA, 20 minutes) at the Sishencong acupoint on motor function after ischemic insult in the brain by investigating t...

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Autores principales: Lee, Hong Ju, Jung, Da Hee, Kim, Nam Kwen, Shin, Hwa Kyoung, Choi, Byung Tae
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8771106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34916441
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.330611
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author Lee, Hong Ju
Jung, Da Hee
Kim, Nam Kwen
Shin, Hwa Kyoung
Choi, Byung Tae
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Jung, Da Hee
Kim, Nam Kwen
Shin, Hwa Kyoung
Choi, Byung Tae
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description Neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2)-expressing cells has multipotent stem cell activity under cerebral ischemia. Our study examined the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) therapy (2 Hz, 1 or 3 mA, 20 minutes) at the Sishencong acupoint on motor function after ischemic insult in the brain by investigating the rehabilitative potential of NG2-derived cells in a mouse model of ischemic stroke. EA stimulation alleviated motor deficits caused by ischemic stroke, and 1 mA EA stimulation was more efficacious than 3 mA EA stimulation or positive control treatment with edaravone, a free radical scavenger. The properties of NG2-expressing cells were altered with 1 mA EA stimulation, enhancing their survival in perilesional brain tissue via reduction of tumor necrosis factor alpha expression. EA stimulation robustly activated signaling pathways related to proliferation and survival of NG2-expressing cells and increased the expression of neurotrophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor, tumor growth factor beta, and neurotrophin 3. In the perilesional striatum, EA stimulation greatly increased the number of NG2-expressing cells double-positive for oligodendrocyte, endothelial cell, and microglia/macrophage markers (CC1, CD31, and CD68). EA therapy also greatly activated brain-derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin receptor kinase B and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta signaling. Our results indicate that EA therapy may prevent functional loss at the perilesional site by enhancing survival and differentiation of NG2-expressing cells via the activation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor -induced signaling, subsequently ameliorating motor dysfunction. The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Pusan National University (approval Nos. PNU2019-2199 and PNU2019-2884) on April 8, 2019 and June 19, 2019.
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spelling pubmed-87711062022-02-03 Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke Lee, Hong Ju Jung, Da Hee Kim, Nam Kwen Shin, Hwa Kyoung Choi, Byung Tae Neural Regen Res Research Article Neural/glial antigen 2 (NG2)-expressing cells has multipotent stem cell activity under cerebral ischemia. Our study examined the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) therapy (2 Hz, 1 or 3 mA, 20 minutes) at the Sishencong acupoint on motor function after ischemic insult in the brain by investigating the rehabilitative potential of NG2-derived cells in a mouse model of ischemic stroke. EA stimulation alleviated motor deficits caused by ischemic stroke, and 1 mA EA stimulation was more efficacious than 3 mA EA stimulation or positive control treatment with edaravone, a free radical scavenger. The properties of NG2-expressing cells were altered with 1 mA EA stimulation, enhancing their survival in perilesional brain tissue via reduction of tumor necrosis factor alpha expression. EA stimulation robustly activated signaling pathways related to proliferation and survival of NG2-expressing cells and increased the expression of neurotrophic factors such as brain-derived neurotrophic factor, tumor growth factor beta, and neurotrophin 3. In the perilesional striatum, EA stimulation greatly increased the number of NG2-expressing cells double-positive for oligodendrocyte, endothelial cell, and microglia/macrophage markers (CC1, CD31, and CD68). EA therapy also greatly activated brain-derived neurotrophic factor/tropomyosin receptor kinase B and glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta signaling. Our results indicate that EA therapy may prevent functional loss at the perilesional site by enhancing survival and differentiation of NG2-expressing cells via the activation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor -induced signaling, subsequently ameliorating motor dysfunction. The animal experiments were approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of Pusan National University (approval Nos. PNU2019-2199 and PNU2019-2884) on April 8, 2019 and June 19, 2019. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-12-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8771106/ /pubmed/34916441 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.330611 Text en Copyright: © Neural Regeneration Research https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Lee, Hong Ju
Jung, Da Hee
Kim, Nam Kwen
Shin, Hwa Kyoung
Choi, Byung Tae
Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title_full Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title_fullStr Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title_full_unstemmed Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title_short Effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of NG2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
title_sort effects of electroacupuncture on the functionality of ng2-expressing cells in perilesional brain tissue of mice following ischemic stroke
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8771106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34916441
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.330611
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