Effect of Electroacupuncture on Rats with Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain
Figure 1
Effect of EA on TRPV4 and TRPV1 in CCI-induced neuropathic pain. TRPV4 expression in the cerebral cortex (cortex) increased in the control group without treatment (C), and these increases were reduced by 2 Hz (2) and 15 Hz (15) EA treatments at right St-36 (a) and St-37 (b) acupoints, respectively, whereas the differences in TRPV1 expressions were nonsignificant among the normal (N), C, S (sham), 2, and 15 groups (a and b). Differences in the level of TRPV4 and TRPV1 expressed in the spinal cord (Spinal cord) among the N, C, S, 2, and 15 groups (a and b) were non-significant; normal = normal group; control = control group; sham = sham group; 2EA = 2EA group; 15EA = 15EA group;* compared to C; # compared to S.
