The mechanism of electroacupuncture for predicting the efficacy of deep brain stimulation in pharmacoresistant epilepsy may be involved in the melanocortinergic signal

Epilepsy Behav. 2013 Dec;29(3):594-6. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.031. Epub 2013 Oct 8.

Authors

Xue-Bi Tian¹, Rong-Chun Li, Hui-Lian Bu, Cheng Liu, Tao-Tao Liu, Hong-Bing Xiang, Chuan-Jian Lu

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.

PMID: 24113566
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.08.031

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cerebral Cortex / metabolism*
Deep Brain Stimulation / standards*
Disease Models, Animal
Electroacupuncture*
Epilepsy / genetics
Epilepsy / metabolism*
Epilepsy / therapy*
Humans
Melanocortins / metabolism*
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4
Signal Transduction / physiology*

Substances

Melanocortins
Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4