Acupuncture Ameliorated Behavioral Abnormalities in the Autism Rat Model via Pathways for Hippocampal Serotonin.

Sijie ChenLongsheng HuangGuihua LiuJie KangQinfang QianJingrong WangRong WangLizhen ZhengHaijun WangPing Ou

Published in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2023)

Acupuncture improved abnormal behavioral symptoms in the VPA-induced rat model. Further experiments showed that the improvement of the serotonin system may be one of the main regulatory mechanisms of acupuncture for treating ASD.

Keyphrases

autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
high glucose
transcription factor
drug induced
cerebral ischemia
physical activity
oxidative stress
working memory
blood brain barrier