Effect of electroacupuncture on vascular remodeling in rats with cerebral ischemia by regulating irisin based on VEGF/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway

EA upregulated irisin expression, reaching a peak after 7 days of EA and then stabilizing. EA facilitated vascular remodeling after cerebral ischemia, and this might be associated with the activation of the irisin-mediated VEGF/Akt/eNOS signaling pathway.