Electroacupuncture Intervention Enhances Splenic Natural Killer Cell Activity via Inhibiting Phosphorylation of ERK 5in the Hypothalamus of Surgically Traumatized Rats
Objective To observe the effect of electroacupuncture(EA)on cytotoxic activity of splenic natural killer(NK)cells after surgical trauma via extracellular signal-regulated kinase(ERK)5pathway in the rats' hypothalamus,so as to explore its mechanism underlying improving immune disorders after surgery.Methods Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the following 6groups:control,trauma model,EA,sham EA,4nmol-BIX 02188(an inhibitor for ERK 5catalytic activity)and 20nmol-BIX 02188(n=6rats per group).The su...