Electroacupuncture at ST36-ST37 and at Ear Ameliorates Hippocampal Mossy Fiber Sprouting in Kainic Acid-Induced Epileptic Seizure Rats

Figure 5

Effect of EA on GFAP-positive cells of the hippocampus in KA-induced epileptic seizure rats. The GFAP-positive cells (arrowhead) of the hippocampus increased more in the CG than in the NG. This increase was reduced in the ZG, EG, and SG (a). CA1 region of the hippocampus (b); CA2 region of the hippocampus (c); CA3 region of the hippocampus (d). NG: normal group; CG: control group; ZG: Zusanli group; EG: ear group; SG: sham group. ^∗𝑃<0.001 compared with the NG; ^#𝑃<0.001 compared with the CG; ⁺𝑃<0.001 compared with the SG.

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