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Pretreatment With Electroacupuncture Induces Rapid Tolerance to Focal Cerebral Ischemia Through Regulation of Endocannabinoid System
Author(s) -
Qiang Wang,
Peng Ye,
Shaoyang Chen,
Xingchun Gou,
Bo Hu,
Juan Du,
Yan Lu,
Lize Xiong
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.108.541490
Subject(s) - am251 , cannabinoid receptor , neuroprotection , endocannabinoid system , medicine , anandamide , cannabinoid , ischemia , pharmacology , anesthesia , brain ischemia , electroacupuncture , cannabinoid receptor type 2 , receptor , antagonist , pathology , acupuncture , alternative medicine
Our previous study demonstrated that pretreatment with electroacupuncture (EA) induces rapid tolerance to focal cerebral ischemia. The present study was aimed to investigate the involvement of the endocannabinoid system in the early neuroprotection conferred by EA pretreatment in the animal model of focal cerebral ischemia.

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