Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Chi L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851138 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chi Laiting L Du Kairong K Liu Dongdong D Bo Yulong Y Li Wenzhi W
Journal of cerebral blood flow and metabolism : official journal of the International Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 20170310 3
The demand for using parasympathetic activation for stroke therapy is unmet. In the current study, we investigated whether the neuroprotection provided by electroacupuncture (EA) in an experimental stroke model was associated with activation of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). The results showed that parasympathetic dysfunction (PD), performed as unilateral vagotomy combined with peripheral atropine, attenuated both the functional benefits of EA and its effects in improving cerebral per ...[more]