Proteomic Analysis of the Effect of Acupuncture on the Suppression of Kainic Acid-Induced Neuronal Destruction in Mouse Hippocampus

Figure 2

The activation of astrocytes in the hippocampus after kainic acid (KA) administration. KA upregulated GFAP activation in the hippocampus, whereas acupuncture stimulation at HT8 prevented this activation. Saline: the saline-injected control group; KA: the KA-injected group; KA+HT8, the acupuncture at HT8 with KA injection group; and KA+ST36: the acupuncture at ST36 with KA injection group. Scale bar represents 50 μm. Data are expressed as the mean±SEM. *𝑃<0.05 versus the saline group. ^#𝑃<0.05 versus the KA group. ^$𝑃<0.05 versus the KA+HT8 group.