Electroacupuncture accelerated the expression of c-fos protooncogene in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the rat

Qing Ping Ma; Yan Zhou; Ji Sheng Han

doi:10.3109/00207459309000577

Electroacupuncture accelerated the expression of c-fos protooncogene in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the rat

Qing Ping Ma, Yan Zhou, Ji Sheng Han

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Abstract

The mesolimbic dopaminergic system has been implicated in mediating morphine and electroacupuncture analgesia. In the present study, Fos immunoreactivity was used as a marker of neuronal activity to investigate if electroacupuncture could activate the dopaminergic neurons in the midbrain. Electroacupuncture stimulation significantly increased the number of Fos-positive dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), whereas no significant c-fos expression in the dopaminergic neurons was observed in the substantia nigra (SN). These results indicate that the VTA rather than the SN may play a role in mediating electroacupuncture analgesia

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	217-222
Number of pages	6
Journal	International Journal of Neuroscience
Volume	70
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/00207459309000577
Publication status	Published - 1993
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

C-fos protooncogene
Dopamine
Electroacupuncture
Ventral tegmental area

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General Neuroscience

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Electroacupuncture accelerated the expression of c-fos protooncogene in dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tegmental area of the rat

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