Acupuncture inhibits kainic acid-induced hippocampal cell death in mice

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-38

  Kim, Seung Tae ^a   Jeon, Songhee ^c   Park, Hae Jeong ^a   Hong, Mee Sook ^a   Jeong, Wu Byung ^d   Kim, Jang Hyun ^d   Kim, Yeonjung ^b   Lee, Hye Jung ^a   Park, Hi Joon ^a,e   Chung, Joo Ho ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^d Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Epilepsy; Glutamate decarboxylase (GAD); Kainic acid; Seizure

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; KAINIC ACID; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEIZURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMALS; CELL DEATH; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPILEPSY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HIPPOCAMPUS; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURONS; NEUROTOXINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS;

EID: 40149107426     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2170/physiolsci.RP010907     Document Type: Article

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