Acupuncture inhibits TXNIP-associated oxidative stress and inflammation to attenuate cognitive impairment in vascular dementia rats.

Si-Qi DuXue-Rui WangWen ZhuYang YeJing-Wen YangSi-Ming MaCai-Shuo JiCun-Zhi Liu

Published in: CNS neuroscience & therapeutics (2017)

In conclusion, our study suggests that the neuroprotective effects of acupuncture in VD are mediated through reducing expression of TXNIP-associated oxidative stress and inflammation.

Keyphrases

oxidative stress
cognitive impairment
diabetic rats
nlrp inflammasome
dna damage
ischemia reperfusion injury
induced apoptosis
poor prognosis
mild cognitive impairment
binding protein