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Notch pathway activation maintains neural stem cells in a proliferating state and increases nerve repair capacity. |
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These inhibitory effects were identical to DAPT, a Notch signaling pathway inhibitor. |
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Acupuncture inhibits Notch1 and Hes1 protein expression in the basal ganglia of rats with cerebral hemorrhage |
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Immunohistochemistry and western blot results showed that acupuncture effectively inhibits Notch1 and Hes1 protein expression in rat basal ganglia. |
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Notch1 protein expression in rat basal ganglia tissue |
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In each group, Notch1 protein expression was visible in the basal ganglia at 1, 3, 7, and 14 days after modeling. |
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Compared with the control group, Notch1 protein expression was significantly higher in the model group at 1, 3, and 7 days (P < 0.01). |
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Furthermore, compared with the model group, Notch1 protein expression was significantly lower in the DAPT group at each time point, particularly at 3 days (P < 0.01) although significant differences were still detected at 7 and 14 days (P < 0.05). |
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At all time points, Notch1 protein expression was significantly lower in the acupuncture group than in the model group (P < 0.01), and was inhibited in the DAPT and acupuncture groups (P > 0.05; Table 1, Figure 1). |
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Notch1 immunoreactivity in rat basal ganglia tissue |
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Notch1-immunoreactive cells were widely distributed in the cytoplasm and nucleus. |
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Weak Notch1 immunoreactivity was observed in the control group. |
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Notch1-immunoreactive cell number was significantly higher in the model group than in the control group at various time points (P < 0.05), and significantly lower in the DAPT group than the model group at 1, 3 (P < 0.01), and 7 (P < 0.05) days. |
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Notch1-immunoreactive cell number was lower in the acupuncture group than in the model group at 1, 3, and 7 days (P < 0.05). |
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Our results suggest that acupuncture has a neuroprotective effect on cerebral hemorrhage by inhibiting Notch-Hes signaling pathway transduction in rat basal ganglia after cerebral hemorrhage. |