Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture on the expression of myocardial protein kinase B (Akt) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) in acute myocardial ischemia rats. Methods: Thirty male SD rats were randomly divided into control, model and electroacupuncture groups (n=10 in each group). The acute myocardial ischemia model was established …
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Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) on cardiac function and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats with acute myocardial ischemia (AMI), and to explore the correlation between myocardial protective effect of EA and inflammatory factors i.e. interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) of Neiguan (PC 6) area. Methods: A total …
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