电针穴位刺激对锂-匹罗卡品诱导性致痫大鼠认知功能的影响

目的观察电针刺激百会穴对锂-匹罗卡品诱导致痫大鼠认知能力的影响,为进一步揭示穴位刺激治疗癫痫的抑痫机制提供理论依据。方法锂-匹罗卡品诱导的致痫大鼠随机分为穴位刺激(电针刺激百会穴)组、非穴位刺激(电针刺激与百会穴相邻的非穴位处)组和癫痫对照组,另选取未致痫大鼠作为正常对照组。分别采用Morris水迷宫测试及穿梭箱避暗实验的方法测定电针刺激百会穴对锂-匹罗卡品诱导致痫大鼠学习记忆变化的影响。结果与对照组相比,电针刺激百会穴可明显缩短致痫大鼠在Morris水迷宫寻找平台的时间(P<0.01),避暗实验潜伏期显著增加,出错次数显著减少(P<0.01)。结论电针刺激百会穴对锂-匹罗卡品诱导致痫大鼠的认知功能具有明显的改善作用。

Effect of electroacupuncture applied at acupoint on cognitive function in lithium-pilocarpine induced spontaneous recurrent epileptic rat

Objective To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture applied at Baihui acupoint on cognitive function in lithium-pilocarpine induced spontaneous recurrent epileptic rat and provide some theoretical basis for acupoint stimulation treatment seizure.Methods Male mature Sprague Dawley rats were subjected to spontaneous recurrent epileptic model induced by lithium-pilocarpine,and divided into different groups randomly: acupoint group(electroacupuncture applied at Baihui acupoint),non-acupoint group(electroacupuncture located in close vicinity to the Baihui acupoint),and epileptic control group.Normal rats were subjected into normal control group.The Morris water maze test and step though test were carried out respectively to explore the effect of electroacupuncture applied at Baihui acupoint on the rats' learning and memory capacities.Results Compared with control group,acupoint rats in Morris water maze test time of finding the platform under the water surface decreased(P<0.05),in step though test the latent period rose and the number of errors got smaller(P<0.01).Conclusion The results indicate that electroacupuncture applied at Baihui acupoint can efficiently improve cognitive function in lithium-pilocarpine induced spontaneous recurrent epileptic rat.