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  • P-ISSN 1010-0695
  • E-ISSN 2288-3339

Effect of Acupuncture on 6-Hydroxydopamine-induced Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Death in Rats

대한한의학회지 / Journal of Korean Medicine, (P)1010-0695; (E)2288-3339
2005, v.26 no.4, pp.98-107
Yeung-Kee Kim (경원대학교)
Yun-Kyung Song (Kyung-Won University)
Hyung-Ho Lim (Kyung-Won University)
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Abstract

Objectives : Acupuncture treatment has been clinically used for functional recovery in Parkinson's disease. In the present study, we investigated the effect of acupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) on nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuronal cell death in rats. Methods : A Parkinson's disease model was induced by the unilateral injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the striatum. Acupuncture treatment was performed at Zusanli (ST36) and at the hip, as a non-acupoint, once a day for 14 days. Two weeks after 6-OHDA injection, an apomorphine-induced rotational behavior test showed significant rotational asymmetry in rats with Parkinson's disease. Immunostaining for tyrosine hydroxylase demonstrated a dopaminergic neuronal loss in the substantia nigra and dopaminergic fiber loss in the striatum. Results : Acupuncture at the ST36 acupoint significantly inhibited rotational asymmetry in rats with Parkinson's disease, and also protected against 6-OHDA-induced nigrostriatal dopaminergic neuronal loss. These effects of acupuncture were not observed for non-acupoint acupuncture. Conclusions : The present study shows that acupuncture treatment, especially at the ST36 acupoint, can be used as a useful strategy for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

keywords
Paeonia radix, Parkinson’ s disease, 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridine, Apoptosis


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