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ArticleNeural plasticity2021

Electroacupuncture Improves Clearance of Amyloid-

Pei-Zhe Liang, Li Li, Ya-Nan Zhang, Yan Shen, Li-Li Zhang, Jie Zhou, Zhi-Jie Wang, Shu Wang, Sha Yang

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Article in Neural plasticity, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Pei-Zhe LiangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2538-2207
Li LiFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8256-6849
Ya-Nan ZhangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8613-0193
Yan ShenFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2590-8985
Li-Li ZhangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0935-4991
Jie ZhouFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7576-2817
Zhi-Jie WangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5664-329X
Shu WangNational Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3598-6055
Sha YangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6722-2957
First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNPeking University · CNState Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine of the People's Republic of China · CNTianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Memory loss and cognitive impairment characterize the neurodegenerative disorder, Alzheimer's disease (AD). Amyloid- Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore whether EA modifies the accumulation of A Methods: Seven-month-old SAMP8 mice were randomized into a control group (Pc) and an electroacupuncture group (Pe). Age-matched SAMR1 mice were used as normal controls (Rc). Mice in the Pe group were stimulated on Baihui (GV20) and Yintang (GV29) for 10 min and then pricked at Shuigou (GV26) for ten times. EA treatment lasted for 8 weeks. In each week, EA would be applied once a day for the first five consecutive days and ceased at the remaining two days. After EA treatment, Morris water maze (MWM) test was used to evaluate the cognitive function; HE and Nissl staining was performed to observe the brain histomorphology; ELISA, contrast-enhanced MRI, and immunofluorescence were applied to explore the mechanisms underlying EA effects from A Results: This EA regime could improve cognition and alleviate neuropathological damage to brain tissue. And EA treatment might reduce A Conclusion: EA treatment might reduce A

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Alzheimer DiseaseAmyloid beta-PeptidesAnimalsBrainDisease Models, AnimalElectroacupunctureGlymphatic SystemMaleMaze LearningMiceMice, TransgenicPeptide FragmentsAmyloid beta-Peptidesamyloid beta-protein (1-40)amyloid beta-protein (1-42)Peptide Fragments

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PMID34484327
PMCPMC8416373
OpenAlexW3196991549

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