Antihypertensive and Antifibrosis Effects of Acupuncture at PC6 Acupoints in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats and the Underlying Mechanisms

Antihypertensive and Antifibrosis Effects of Acupuncture at PC6 Acupoints in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats and the Underlying Mechanisms

Long-term hypertension can lead to both structural and functional impairments of the myocardium. Reversing left ventricular (LV) myocardial fibrosis has been considered as a key goal for curing chronic hypertension and has been a hot field of research in recent years. The aim of the present work is...

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Main Authors: Juan-Juan Xin, Qiu-Fu Dai, Feng-Yan Lu, Yu-Xue Zhao, Qun Liu, Jing-Jing Cui, Dong-Sheng Xu, Wan-Zhu Bai, Xiang-Hong Jing, Jun-Hong Gao, Xiao-Chun Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
electroacupuncture
spontaneously hypertensive rats
myocardial fibrosis
angiotensin II
TGF-β1
TNF-α
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2020.00734/full

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