针刺对备用根猫背根节神经元IGF-Ⅰ表达的影响

目的观察胰岛素样生长因子-I（IGF—I）在正常猫、部分去背根猫及针刺部分去背根猫的L6手术侧背根节（DRG）表达的时空变化，以了解IGF—I与针刺促进脊髓可塑性的关系。方法25只成年健康雄猫随机分为5组：即正常组、备用根术后7d组与14d组（动物行单侧部分去背根手术，即切除一侧L1～L5、L7～S2背根节，保留L6为备用根）、针刺备用根术后7d组与14d组（动物行单侧部分去背根术后针刺L6脊神经外周支配区内的两组穴位）。动物于术后7d、14d分别处死，取各组（手术侧）L。背根节，-20℃恒冷箱切片，片厚20μm，用兔抗IGF—I（1：200）抗体行免疫组化ABC法染色。观察、计数并比较各组背根节IGF—I阳性神经元的分布、含量及时空变化。结果针刺备用根7d组，DRGIGF—I阳性神经元数较术后7d组明显增加（P〈0．05），但仍低于正常水平；针刺14d，DRG阳性神经元比术后14d亦增多（P〈0．01），且恢复至正常水平。与针刺7d组比较，DRGIGF—I阳性神经元在针刺14d时明显增多（P〈0．05）。结论针刺可增加针刺侧DRG内IGF—I阳性中小神经元数。提示针刺后IGF—I在背根节的表达变化可能与针刺促进脊髓可塑性有关。

Impact of Acupuncture to IGF- I Expression in Spared Dorsal Root Ganglion of Cats

OBJECTIVE: To explore the relationship between Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and acupuncture promoting the spinal cord plasticity, the changes of IGF- I expressing in spared dorsal root ganglia (DRG,L6) after operation and acupuncture were investigated. METHODS: 25 adult cats were divided into 5 groups: normal control group; 7th day and 14th day group after unilateral partial rhizotomy (unilateral L1-L5,L7-S2 DRG Were transected, but L6 DRG was spared); 7th day and 14th day group of acupuncture stimulating the spared DRG (electro-needle stimulation was performed by following unilateral partial root rhizotomy). Animals survived for 7 or 14 days after operation respectively. Unilateral L6 dorsal root ganglia of each group were made into 20 microm frozen sections. By immunohistochemistry ABC method, the sections were stained with specific IGF-I (1:200) antibody. The distribution and the number of IGF-I positive neurons in spared DRG (L6) that located the operated/acupuncture side of each animal were observed and counted. RESULTS: For 7th day group after acupuncture stiumlation, the number of IGF-I positive neurons of spared DRG of acupuncture side showed significantly more than that of 7th day operation group (P<0.05), but still less than that of normal group (P < 0.05); In 14th day group, IGF- I expression in neuron of L6 DRG also increased apparently more than that of 14th day operation group, with coming back to normal level. After acupuncture stimulating the spared DRG for 14 days, the numbers of IGF- I positive neurons in spared DRG increased significantly more than that of 7th day group after acupuncture (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: Acupuncture can significantly increase the number of IGF- I positive neurons. Our results indicate that the expression changes of IGF-I in spared DRG associate with acupuncture promoting the spinal cord plasticity.