Acupuncture Improved Neurological Recovery after Traumatic Brain Injury by Activating BDNF/TrkB Pathway

Figure 3

The phosphorylation of downstream molecular BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway was significantly increased in acupuncture-treated rats had been persistently enhanced after TBI. The phosphorylated Akt at 12 h, 48 h, 96 h, and 168 h after TBI was examined by western blot (a) and immunohistochemistry (e). (b) is the quantitative analysis of (a). The phosphorylated Erk1/2 at 12 h, 48 h, 96 h, and 168 h after TBI was examined by western blot (c) and immunohistochemistry (f). (e) is the quantitative analysis of (d). The phosphorylated PLCγ1 at 12 h, 48 h, 96 h, and 168 h after TBI was examined by western blot (g). (h) is the quantitative analysis of (g). Scale bar, 50 m. Acu: acupuncture. and versus TBI group.

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