[Acupuncture and Moxibustion Improves Learning-memory Ability of Alzheimer's Disease Rats Possibly by Up-regulating Serum Aβ Internalization Enzyme Contents].

OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion (AM) on learning-memory ability and expression of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) of Alzheimer's disease (AD) rats, so as to explore its mechanism underlying improvement of AD. METHODS: in the hippocampal DG was detected by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS: >0.05). CONCLUSION: AM can improve the learning-memory ability of AD rats, which may be related to its effects in up-regulating the contents of serum Aβ internalizing enzymes and promoting the clearance of hippocampal Aβ. It suggests a protective role of AM on hippocampal neurons.