Electroacupuncture reduces astrocyte number and oxidative stress in aged rats with surgery-induced cognitive dysfunction

Objectives To investigate the effects of electroacupuncture in regulating astrocytes and oxidative stress in a rat model of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). Methods Male aged Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized to undergo left hepatic lobe resection to induce POCD, followed by either electroacupuncture or no treatment; or similar surgery without left lobe resection or electroacupuncture (sham). Postsurgical cognitive function,...