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ArticleBioMed research international2018

Mechanism of Activating the Proprioceptive NT-3/TrkC Signalling Pathway by Reverse Intervention for the Anterior Cruciate Ligament-Hamstring Reflex Arc with Electroacupuncture.

Lei Zhang, Yan Zeng, Ji Qi, Taiyuan Guan, Xin Zhou, Yancheng He, Guoyou Wang, Shijie Fu

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Article in BioMed research international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei ZhangThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.
Yan ZengThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.
Ji QiSchool of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510515, China.
Taiyuan GuanThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.
Xin ZhouThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.
Yancheng HeThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6933-8358
Guoyou WangThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.
Shijie FuThe Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan 646600, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2168-6094
Southwest Medical University · CNSouthern Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an important structure maintaining stability of the knee joints. Deficits in physical stability and the proprioceptive capabilities of the knee joints are observed, when the ACL is damaged. Additionally, a unilateral ACL injury can affect bilateral knee proprioception; therefore, proprioception of the ACL may play a key role in stability. Electroacupuncture therapy has a definite effect nerve regeneration. In this study, cynomolgus monkeys were randomly divided into 4 groups: the model control group, intervention of the injured knee with electroacupuncture (IIKE) group, intervention of the bilateral knees with electroacupuncture (IBKE) group, and the blank control group. The unilateral ACL injury model was developed in IIKE and IBKE groups; acupuncture points around the knees underwent intervention similarly in the IIKE and IBKE groups. Then, mRNA and protein expressions of NT-3 and TrkC in the dorsal root ganglion and of growth-associated protein-43 in the ACL increased according to reverse-transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting results. Decreased incubations and increased amplitudes were found for somatosensory-evoked potentials and motor nerve conduction velocity. The finding indicates that electroacupuncture may play an important role in the recovery of proprioception in the ACL by activating the NT-3/TrkC signalling pathway.

Indexed as

Anterior Cruciate LigamentElectroacupunctureProprioceptionSignal TransductionAnimalsGanglia, SpinalMacaca fascicularisMaleNerve Growth FactorsReceptor, trkCNerve Growth FactorsReceptor, trkC

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PMID29581981
PMCPMC5822800
OpenAlexW2786959599

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