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Electroacupuncture induces acute changes in cerebral cortical miRNA profile, improves cerebral blood flow and alleviates neurological deficits in a rat model of stroke

Neural Regeneration Research, 2016
Electroacupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral blood flow in animal models of stroke. However, it is unclear whether electroacupuncture alters miRNA expression in the cortex.
Hai-zhen Zheng, Wei Jiang, Xiao-feng Zhao, Jing Du, Pan-gong Liu, Li-dan Chang, Wen-bo Li, Han-tong Hu, Xue-min Shi   +8 more
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Electroacupuncture attenuates inflammatory pain via peripheral cannabinoid receptor type 1 signaling pathway in mice.

PLoS ONE, 2023
Pain is strongly associated with neuro-immune activation. Thus, the emerging role of the endocannabinoid system in neuro-inflammation is important. Acupuncture has been used for over 2500 years and is widely accepted for the management of pain. Our study
Tsung-Jung Ho, Ching-Fang Lin, Jhong-Kuei Chen, Yen-Lun Kung, Li-Kung Wu, Chen-Ying Chang Chien, Chun-Ping Huang   +6 more
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Acupuncture for cancer pain in adults. [PDF]

, 2011
BACKGROUND: Forty percent of individuals with early or intermediate stage cancer and 90% with advanced cancer have moderate to severe pain and up to 70% of patients with cancer pain do not receive adequate pain relief.
Akhileswaran, Alimi, Alimi, Aung, Bardia, Beuken-van Everdingen, Beuken-van Everdingen, Brainin-Mattos, Carr, Cata, Chen, Chen, Coleman, Dang, Dang, Dang, Davis, Derry, Dillon, Ernst, Ernst, Ezzo, Filshie, Filshie, Filshie, Furlan, Goudas, Gralow, Green, Guo, He, Higgins, Hopwood, Jadad, Johnson, Keskinbora, Kwon, Laird, Lee, Lipton, Lund, Lundeberg, Lundeberg, MacPherson, Manheimer, Manheimer, Mao-Ying, Mao-Ying, Mehling, Meng, Minton, Nguyen, Payne, Petrut, Poulain, Qaseem, Ripamonti, Rosier, Sima, Strong, Sun, Trinh, Twycross, Urch, Vallerand, White, White, White, Xia, Yu, Zhang   +70 more
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer patients : a four-arm randomized trial on the effectiveness of electroacupuncture [PDF]

, 2013
Purpose. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common and dose-limiting side effect of cytostatic drugs. Since there are no proven therapeutic procedures against CIPN, we were interested to define the role of electroacupuncture (EA) from
Bartsch, Hans Helge, Güthlin, Corina, Jaroslawski, Karin, Lüdtke, Rainer, Rostock, Matthias, Schröder, Sven   +5 more
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A pilot controlled trial of a combination of dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation and body acupuncture for post-stroke depression [PDF]

, 2014
Our previous studies have demonstrated the treatment benefits of dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation (DCEAS), a novel brain stimulation therapy in patients with major depression, postpartum depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Cheung, H, Fung, PM, HUNG, HB, Leung, KP, Leung, KP, Li, LSW, Man, MSC, Ng, R, Tsang, WK, Wong, VCW, Yu, XC, Zhang, Z, Ziea, E   +12 more
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The preemptive analgesia of pre-electroacupuncture in rats with formalin-induced acute inflammatory pain

Molecular Pain, 2019
Background Electroacupuncture has been elicited to effectively alleviate the pain sensation. Preemptive analgesic effect of pre-electroacupuncture has also been suggested in recent studies, while the underlying analgesic mechanism of pre ...
Qing Liu, Yan Liu, Jiang Bian, Qun Li, Ying Zhang   +4 more
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Electroacupuncture at HT5 + GB20 produces stronger activation effect on swallowing cortex and muscle than single points

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effects of electroacupuncture on cortical activation and swallowing muscle groups. The study examined brain activation in healthy subjects performing swallowing tasks during electroacupuncture ...
Xuefeng Fu, Hao Li, Wen Yang, Xuezheng Li, Lijun Lu, Hua Guo, Zhehao Wu, Kaifeng Guo, Haoming Xu, Zhen Huang   +9 more
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Brain connectivity Patterns Dissociate action of specific Acupressure Treatments in Fatigued Breast cancer survivors [PDF]

, 2017
Funding This work was supported by grants R01 CA151445 and 2UL1 TR000433-06 from the National Institutes of Health. The funding source had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data ...
Basu, Neil, Chenevert, Thomas L., Cummiford, Chelsea, Hampson, Johnson P., Harris, Richard E., Ichesco, Eric, Zick, Suzanna M.   +6 more
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The NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 inflammasome in the mechanism of electroacupuncture: Current status and future perspectives

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022
Electroacupuncture, which is the most widely used alternative medicine treatment, has been gradually recognized for its effectiveness; however, its mechanism of action is not fully understood. The NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome
Min Yuan, Dong Wang, Jiaen Yang, Hai Lan
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Stimulation of TRPV1 by green laser light [PDF]

, 2012
Low-level laser irradiation of visible light had been introduced as a medical treatment already more than 40 years ago, but its medical application still remains controversial.
Gu, Quanbao, Huang, Fang, Schwarz, Wolfgang, Wang, Lina   +3 more
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