Acupuncture Attenuated Vascular Dementia–Induced Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Impairments via Activation of D1/D5 Receptors | Zendy

Ye Yang | Zendy; Hui Li | Zendy; JingWen Yang | Zendy; Xuerui Wang | Zendy; GuangXia Shi | Zendy; Chao-Qun Yan | Zendy; SiMing Ma | Zendy; Wen Zhu | Zendy; Qianqian Li | Zendy; Tianran Li | Zendy; LingYong Xiao | Zendy; CunZhi Liu | Zendy

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Acupuncture Attenuated Vascular Dementia–Induced Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation Impairments via Activation of D1/D5 Receptors

Author(s) -

Ye Yang,

Hui Li,

JingWen Yang,

Xuerui Wang,

GuangXia Shi,

Chao-Qun Yan,

SiMing Ma,

Wen Zhu,

Qianqian Li,

Tianran Li,

LingYong Xiao,

CunZhi Liu

Publication year - 2017

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.116.014696

Subject(s) - medicine , morris water navigation task , long term potentiation , hippocampus , neuroscience , vascular dementia , synaptic plasticity , dopamine , acupuncture , dentate gyrus , hippocampal formation , dementia , receptor , psychology , pathology , alternative medicine , disease

Emerging evidence suggests that acupuncture could improve cognitive impairment in vascular dementia by enhancing synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether dopamine, a key mediator of synaptic plasticity, is involved in this cognitive improvement.

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