Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2016, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (6): 655-660.doi: 10.13418/j.issn.1001-165x.2016.06.012

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Effects of electro-acupuncture combined with BMSCs transplantation on the expressions of AQP-4 in rats subjected to intracerebral hemorrhage

FAN Guang-Bi1, XIAN De-Hai1, DENG Li2,TANG Hua-Jun1,ZHANG Yan-ru3, YANG Chao-Xian2   

  1. 1.Department of Human Anatomy,SouthwestMedical University,Luzhou 646000,China; 2. Neurobiology Laboratory,SouthwestMedical University,Luzhou 646000,China; 3. Department of Human Anatomy,Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
  • Received:2016-04-15 Online:2016-11-25 Published:2016-12-20
  • Contact: YANG Chao-xian, E-mail:lyycx@hotmail.com

Abstract:

Objective To explore effects of electro-acupuncture stimulation combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells( BMSCs) transplantation on the expression of Aquaporins-4(AQP-4)in rats after intracerebral hemorrhage. Methods ICH rats models were established by injecting the collagenase and heparin into the right caudate nucleus. After 3 days, the animals were treated with BMSCs transplantation and electro-acupuncture (Ea-BMSCs group), or dealt with BMSCs transplantation (BMSCs group), electro-acupuncture (Ea group) and physiological saline injection (Control group) respectively. The brain tissues of rats were collected at 1, 3, 5, 7 and 14 d after treatment. And then, immunohistochemical method and Western Blotting were used to detect expression of AQP-4, dry and wet ratio method was used to detect water content of brain. LSD method was performed for statistical analysis. Results ①AQP - 4 was found in the pia mater, cerebral cortex, choroid plexusand the area surrounding the hemorrhage, which had been expressed in astrocytes together with GFAP . ②Water content of each group begun to increase at 3d, quickly peaked at 5d, and then gradually decreased. ③AQP - 4 of the control group and Ea group begun to increase at 3d, peaked at 5d, and then gradually decreased similar to the water content; Nevertheless, it peaked again at 14d on the BMSCs group and Ea- BMSCs group. ④Expression of AQP-4 in the Ea-BMSCs group was lower than the control group at 5 d and 7 d(P<0.05); There was no difference when compared with the BMSCs group. At 14d, Expression of AQP-4 in the Ea-BMSCs group was higher than the control group and BMSCs group(P<0.05). Conclusion Electro-acupuncture combined with BMSCs transplantation can significantly reduce the brain water content,which is probably correlated with up-regulation AQP-4.

Key words: Intracerebral hemorrhage, Electro-acupuncture, Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, Aquaporins-4