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Long-Term Potentiation of Prelimbic Cortex Ascribed to Heat-Sensitization Responses of Moxibustion
Joint Authors
Chen, Rixin
Huang, Dandan
Xie, Dingyi
Chen, Yanjun
Wu, Chunmei
Lv, Zhimai
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Heat-sensitization responses occurred in certain patients while exposed to suspended moxibustion.
The response often indicated that the efficacy of moxibustion to those with it tended to triumph over those without.
However, its mechanism remains to be explained.
Our previous fMRI and EEG studies confirmed the changes of activities in cerebral certain regions accompanied with heat-sensitization responses, especially in prefrontal cortex.
Therefore, we hypothesize that neurological system is involved in moxibustion-induced heat-sensitization responses.
In the present study, phosphorylation of Cofilin representing long-term potentiation in synapse of prelimbic cortex of medial prefrontal cortex in stroke rats over suspended moxibustion was assessed, and the size of phosphorylated Cofilin positive spine in synapse was also measured.
The result showed that heat-sensitization responses were observed to augment cerebral ischemic stroke-induced phosphorylation of Cofilin in prelimbic cortex of rats and increase the numbers of large synapses.
This indicated that long-term potentiation of prelimbic cortex was attributed to heat-sensitization responses that were certain neurological responses of medial prefrontal cortex to suspended moxibustion.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Rixin& Lv, Zhimai& Xie, Dingyi& Huang, Dandan& Chen, Yanjun& Wu, Chunmei. 2019. Long-Term Potentiation of Prelimbic Cortex Ascribed to Heat-Sensitization Responses of Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151719
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Rixin…[et al.]. Long-Term Potentiation of Prelimbic Cortex Ascribed to Heat-Sensitization Responses of Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151719
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Rixin& Lv, Zhimai& Xie, Dingyi& Huang, Dandan& Chen, Yanjun& Wu, Chunmei. Long-Term Potentiation of Prelimbic Cortex Ascribed to Heat-Sensitization Responses of Moxibustion. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151719
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151719