PMID- 35992929 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220823 IS - 1662-4548 (Print) IS - 1662-453X (Electronic) IS - 1662-453X (Linking) VI - 16 DP - 2022 TI - Alteration of brain functional networks induced by electroacupuncture stimulation in rats with ischemia-reperfusion: An independent component analysis. PG - 958804 LID - 10.3389/fnins.2022.958804 [doi] LID - 958804 AB - Motor dysfunction is the major sequela of ischemic stroke. Motor recovery after stroke has been shown to be associated with remodeling of large-scale brain networks, both functionally and structurally. Electroacupuncture (EA) is a traditional Chinese medicine application that has frequently been recommended as an alternative therapy for ischemic stroke and is reportedly effective for alleviating motor symptoms in patients. In the present study, the effect of EA on the alterations of functional resting state networks (RSNs) was explored after middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) injury using resting-state functional MRI. Rats were randomly assigned to three groups, including the sham group, MCAO/R group and MCAO/R+EA group. The ladder rung walking test was conducted prior to and after modeling to assess behavioral changes. RSNs were identified based on the independent component analysis (ICA) performed on the fMRI data from groups. EA treatment effectively reduced the occurrence of contralateral forelimb foot faults. Furthermore, our results suggested the disrupted function of the whole-brain network following ischemic stroke and the modulatory effect of acupuncture. The sensorimotor network (SMN), interoceptive network (IN), default mode network (DMN) and salience network (SN) were related to the therapeutic effect of EA on stroke recovery. Collectively, our findings confirmed the effect of EA on motor function recovery after cerebral ischemia reperfusion and shed light on the assessment of EA intervention-induced effects on brain networks. This study provides neuroimaging evidence to explain the therapeutic effects of EA in ischemic stroke and will lay the groundwork for further studies. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Li, Xing, Hua, Zhang, Wu, Shan, Zheng, Wang and Xu. FAU - Li, Si-Si AU - Li SS AD - School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xing, Xiang-Xin AU - Xing XX AD - Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Hua, Xu-Yun AU - Hua XY AD - Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Yu-Wen AU - Zhang YW AD - Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wu, Jia-Jia AU - Wu JJ AD - Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Shan, Chun-Lei AU - Shan CL AD - School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Center of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zheng, Mou-Xiong AU - Zheng MX AD - Department of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. FAU - Wang, He AU - Wang H AD - Institute of Science and Technology for Brain-Inspired Intelligence, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Xu, Jian-Guang AU - Xu JG AD - School of Rehabilitation Science, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China. AD - Engineering Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine Intelligent Rehabilitation, Ministry of Education, Shanghai, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220803 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Neurosci JT - Frontiers in neuroscience JID - 101478481 PMC - PMC9382119 OTO - NOTNLM OT - electroacupuncture OT - independent component analysis OT - ischemic stroke OT - motor function OT - resting state networks COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/08/23 06:00 MHDA- 2022/08/23 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/08/22 04:35 PHST- 2022/06/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/07/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/08/22 04:35 [entrez] PHST- 2022/08/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/08/23 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fnins.2022.958804 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Neurosci. 2022 Aug 3;16:958804. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.958804. eCollection 2022.