Acupuncture combined with moxibustion promote the recovery of spinal cord injury in correlation with Shh/Gli-1 signaling pathway
Liliqiang Ding, Songfeng Hu, Xingwei He, Peng Zhang, Fenfen Zhao, Ting-Ping Liu, Qin Zhang, Fan He, Ying Yu, Peng Xiong, Changkang Wang
Abstract
AM could improve the expression of Shh and Gli-1 in injured spinal cord of rats. That could be part of underlying mechanisms of AM treatment including recover motor function and preserve the neuron cells and alleviate the apoptosis of nerve cells in rats after SCI.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineMoxibustionSpinal cord injuryAcupunctureSpinal cordSignal transductionPharmacologyBioinformaticsPathologyAlternative medicineCell biologyBiologyPsychiatryHedgehog Signaling Pathway StudiesAcupuncture Treatment Research StudiesHead and Neck Surgical Oncology