Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2020 Dec 25 ;45(12):968-72. PMID: 33415854
Abstract Title:
[Effects of electroacupuncture on motor function and calpain expression in rats with acute spinal cord injury].
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on motor function, calpain and calpastatin expression in rats with spinal cord injury, so as to explore the mechanism of EA underlying improvement of acute spinal cord injury.METHODS: Thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into sham operation group, model group and EA group, with 10 rats in each group. The acute moderate spinal cord injury model was established by using a NYU spinal cord impactor. EA was applied to”Jizhong”(GV6) and”Mingmen”(GV4) for 30 min, once daily for 28 d. The Basso, Beattie and Bresnahan (BBB) rating scale (0 to 21 points) was used to assess changes of locomotor function. Histopathological changes of the injured spinal cord were observed after sectioning and Nissl staining, and the expression levels of calpain1, calpain2 and calpastatin mRNA and protein in the spinal cord tissues were detected by using quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot, respectively.RESULTS: The BBB score of the model group was significantly lower than that of the sham operation group (
