Fig. 4From: Electroacupuncture remediates glial dysfunction and ameliorates neurodegeneration in the astrocytic α-synuclein mutant mouse modelEA decreased exogenous α-syn expression in the midbrain and striatum of A53T mice. a and b Effects of EA on α-syn protein expression in the midbrain (a) and striatum (b) of A53T and nTg control mice. Representative immunoblots are shown above the quantified data. Note that expression level of α-syn proteins in both the midbrain and striatum was markedly reduced by EA. c and d Effects of EA on α-syn mRNA expression in the midbrain (c) and striatum (d) of A53T and nTg control mice. The α-syn mRNA level in midbrain and striatal tissue was detected by real-time PCR. Data are expressed as means ± SEM (n = 4 per group). #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01 vs. A53T groupBack to article page