Acupuncture suppresses kainic acid-Induced neuronal death and inflammatory events in mouse hippocampus

Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 377-383

  Kim, Seung Tae ^a   Doo, Ah Reum ^b   Kim, Seung Nam ^b   Kim, Song Yi ^b   Kim, Yoon Young ^c   Kim, Jang Hyun ^c   Lee, Hyejung ^b   Yin, Chang Shik ^b   Park, Hi Joon ^b  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Astrocyte; Epilepsy; Interleukin 1 ; Kainic acid; Microglia

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYTOKINE; KAINIC ACID;

ACUPUNCTURE; ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALITIS; GLIA; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEIZURE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CYTOKINES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; SEIZURES;

EID: 84868538257     PISSN: 18806546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12576-012-0216-9     Document Type: Article

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