Mediators, Receptors, and Signalling Pathways in the Anti-Inflammatory and Antihyperalgesic Effects of Acupuncture

Electroacupuncture mediates extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 pathways in the spinal cord of rats with inflammatory pain

(2014) Jian-Qiao Fang et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Endogenous adenosine A3 receptor activation selectively alleviates persistent pain states

(2014) Joshua W. Little et al.   BRAIN

Electroacupuncture attenuates mechanical allodynia by suppressing the spinal JNK1/2 pathway in a rat model of inflammatory pain

(2014) Jun-Ying Du et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

The Neuroprotective Role of Acupuncture and Activation of the BDNF Signaling Pathway

(2014) Dong Lin et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

IL-10 Cytokine Released from M2 Macrophages Is Crucial for Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture in a Model of Inflammatory Muscle Pain

(2014) Morgana D. da Silva et al.   MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Dopamine mediates vagal modulation of the immune system by electroacupuncture

(2014) Rafael Torres-Rosas et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Electroacupuncture Promotes Post-Stroke Functional Recovery via Enhancing Endogenous Neurogenesis in Mouse Focal Cerebral Ischemia

(2014) Yu Ri Kim et al.   PLoS One

CXCL10 Controls Inflammatory Pain via Opioid Peptide-Containing Macrophages in Electroacupuncture

(2014) Ying Wang et al.   PLoS One

Effect of Electroacupuncture on Rats with Chronic Constriction Injury-Induced Neuropathic Pain

(2014) Hsin-Cheng Hsu et al.   TheScientificWorldJOURNAL

Acupuncture in Patients With Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis

(2013) Benno Brinkhaus et al.   ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE

Activation of STAT3 is involved in neuroprotection by electroacupuncture pretreatment via cannabinoid CB1 receptors in rats

(2013) Heng Zhou et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Long-term antinociception by electroacupuncture is mediated via peripheral opioid receptors in free-moving rats with inflammatory hyperalgesia

(2013) Y. Wang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PAIN

Electroacupuncture Inhibition of Hyperalgesia in Rats with Adjuvant Arthritis: Involvement of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 and Dopamine Receptor Subtypes in Striatum

(2013) Yin Shou et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture and Their Relevance to Allergic Rhinitis: A Narrative Review and Proposed Model

(2013) John L. McDonald et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Effects of Acupuncture on CCL2 and CXCL8 Expression and the Subset of uNK Cells in Rats with Embryo Implantation Failure

(2013) Weina Gao et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Low Frequency Electroacupuncture Alleviated Spinal Nerve Ligation Induced Mechanical Allodynia by Inhibiting TRPV1 Upregulation in Ipsilateral Undamaged Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats

(2013) Yong-Liang Jiang et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Electroacupuncture Reduces Carrageenan- and CFA-Induced Inflammatory Pain Accompanied by Changing the Expression of Nav1.7 and Nav1.8, rather than Nav1.9, in Mice Dorsal Root Ganglia

(2013) Chun-Ping Huang et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Effects of Electroacupuncture on Depression and the Production of Glial Cell Line–Derived Neurotrophic Factor Compared with Fluoxetine: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

(2013) Hua Sun et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3β Is Involved in Electroacupuncture Pretreatment via the Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Ischemic Stroke

(2013) Haidong Wei et al.   MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Intervention of Electroacupuncture on Spinal p38 MAPK/ATF-2/VR-1 Pathway in Treating Inflammatory Pain Induced by CFA in Rats

(2013) Jian-Qiao Fang et al.   Molecular Pain

Analgesic Effect of Acupuncture Is Mediated via Inhibition of JNK Activation in Astrocytes after Spinal Cord Injury

(2013) Jee Y. Lee et al.   PLoS One

A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial testing the effects of acupuncture on allergic rhinitis

(2012) S. M. Choi et al.   ALLERGY

The Effects of Electroacupuncture on the Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase 1/2/P2X3 Signal Pathway in the Spinal Cord of Rats with Chronic Constriction Injury

(2012) Jianbo Yu et al.   ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA

Traditional Acupuncture Triggers a Local Increase in Adenosine in Human Subjects

(2012) Takahiro Takano et al.   JOURNAL OF PAIN

Electroacupuncture inhibits phosphorylation of spinal phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt in a carrageenan-induced inflammatory rat model

(2011) Ha Neui Kim et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors Contribute to Upregulation of β-endorphin in Inflamed Skin Tissues by Electroacupuncture

(2011) Tang-Feng Su et al.   Molecular Pain

Effects of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in a Mouse Model of Allergic Rhinitis

(2011) Dallim Jung et al.   OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD AND NECK SURGERY

Antiallodynic Effects of Electroacupuncture Combined with MK-801 Treatment through the Regulation of p35/p25 in Experimental Diabetic Neuropathy

(2011) Hye Suk Hwang et al.   Experimental Neurobiology

Adenosine A1 receptors mediate local anti-nociceptive effects of acupuncture

(2010) Nanna Goldman et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Electroacupuncture suppresses capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia through an endogenous spinal opioid mechanism

(2009) Hee Young Kim et al.   PAIN

Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalammus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation

(2008) Aihui Li et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

DNA Microarray Analysis of the Effect on Inflammation in Patients Treated with Acupuncture for Allergic Rhinitis

(2008) Horng-Sheng Shiue et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Electroacupuncture Effects in a Rat Model of Complete Freund’s Adjuvant-Induced Inflammatory Pain: Antinociceptive Effects Enhanced and Tolerance Development Accelerated

(2008) Cheng Huang et al.   NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH