Research Article

Neuronal Regeneration after Electroacupuncture Treatment in Ischemia–Reperfusion-Injured Cerebral Infarction Rats

Table 1

Effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on cerebral infarct and neurological deficits in ischemia–reperfusion-injured rats.

Group
NormalControlShamEA1EA2

I/H ratio

mNSS
 Day 1
 Day 4
 Day 8
RRT
 Day 4
 Day 8

Data represent mean ± standard deviation. Normal: normal group; Control: control group; Sham: sham group; EA1: 2 Hz electroacupuncture treatment group; EA2: 15 Hz electroacupuncture group; I/H: infarction/hemisphere ratio; mNSS: modified neurological severity score; RRT: rotarod test; compared with Normal; compared with Control; compared with Sham; compared with EA2; Day 1: 24 hours after reperfusion; Day 4: four days after reperfusion; Day 8: eight days after reperfusion; repeated measures analysis of variance, followed by Tukey’s test.