Antidepressant effect of electroacupuncture regulates signal targeting in the brain and increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels

Antidepressant effect of electroacupuncture regulates signal targeting in the brain and increases brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels

Electroacupuncture improves depressive behavior faster and with fewer adverse effects than antidepressant medication. However, the antidepressant mechanism of electroacupuncture remains poorly understood. Here, we established a rat model of chronic unpredicted mild stress, and then treated these rat...

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Main Authors: Dong-mei Duan, Ya Tu, Ping Liu, Shuang Jiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Neural Regeneration Research
Subjects:
nerve regeneration; depression; chronic unexpected mild stress; electroacupuncture; brain-derived neurotrophic factor; neurotransmitter; cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element binding protein signal pathway; protein kinase A; TrKB; fluoxetine; neural regeneration
Online Access:http://www.nrronline.org/article.asp?issn=1673-5374;year=2016;volume=11;issue=10;spage=1595;epage=1602;aulast=Duan

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