The Effect of Scalp Point Cluster-Needling on Learning and Memory Function and Neurotransmitter Levels in Rats with Vascular Dementia

Table 4

Hippocampal ACh, DA, and 5-HT measurements for each group (mean ± SD, 𝑛=12 per group).

Group	ACh [𝜇g/mg]	DA [ng/g]	5-HT [ng/g]
Sham operation group	27.52 ± 3.13**	521.23 ± 32.54**	652.36 ± 186.13**
Model group	14.39 ± 1.27	362.71 ± 43.15	435.85 ± 152.27
Positive control group	19.05 ± 1.98*	398.72 ± 34.51*	525.45 ± 147.33*
Cluster-needling group	25.82 ± 4.61^**△	448.63 ± 38.62^**△	597.59 ± 146.35^**△

Compared with the model group, ^∗𝑃<0.05 and ^∗∗𝑃<0.01; compared with the positive control group, ^△𝑃<0.05.