Electroacupuncture restores spatial learning and downregulates phosphorylated N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease.

Kung-Wen LuJun YangChing-Liang HsiehYu-Chan HsuYi-Wen Lin

Published in: Acupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (2016)

These novel findings suggest that EA can rescue learning and LTP deficits in a rodent model of PD. The results point to a possible role for EA-based approaches in the clinical treatment of learning deficits associated with PD.

Keyphrases

mouse model
traumatic brain injury
neuropathic pain
spinal cord
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier
subarachnoid hemorrhage