Electroacupuncture in the Contralesional Hemisphere Improves Neurological Function Involving GABA in Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Rats

<div>Effect of 2 Hz EA at contralesional BL8 and BL7 points on GABA-A, BDNF, and PSD-95 in the thalamus in ischemia-reperfusion injury rats. Western blot analysis at day 15 after reperfusion showed no prominent differences in GABA-A, BDNF, and PSD-95 levels among the normal, sham, and EA groups in the hippocampus of the lesioned hemisphere and nonlesioned hemisphere. RH: hippocampus of lesioned hemisphere; LH: hippocampus of nonlesioned hemisphere; <i>N</i> or Normal: normal group; <i>S</i> or Sham: sham group; EA: electroacupuncture group.</div>

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Figure 3: Electroacupuncture in the Contralesional Hemisphere Improves Neurological Function Involving GABA in Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury Rats 