Electroacupuncture alleviates cognitive impairment in mice with vascular dementia by regulating the cholinergic vasodilation system
EA dilates cerebral arterioles by up-regulating the ACh/NO pathway within cholinergic vasodilation system, thereby alleviating cognitive impairment induced by VaD.
Authors
- Rongming Qi
- Jie Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-0351)
- Xiaohan Yu
- Yaru Liu
- Yuxuan Yuan
- Bohong Liu
- Yuanjie Gao
- Jianxin Zhao
Institutions
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shunyi Hospital of Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2026.1686345
- Primary Topic
- Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine