Effects of Electroacupuncture at BL60 on Formalin-Induced Pain in Rats

Acupuncture was used to treat symptoms of pain in the ancient orient. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at the BL60 acupoint on male Sprague-Dawley rats. Each rat received EA at BL60 acupoint before formalin injection. Behavioral responses were recor...

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Autores principales: Chang, Kyung-Ha, Won, Ran, Shim, Insop, Lee, Hyejung, Lee, Bae Hwan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3328898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22550540
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/324039
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author Chang, Kyung-Ha
Won, Ran
Shim, Insop
Lee, Hyejung
Lee, Bae Hwan
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description Acupuncture was used to treat symptoms of pain in the ancient orient. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at the BL60 acupoint on male Sprague-Dawley rats. Each rat received EA at BL60 acupoint before formalin injection. Behavioral responses were recorded using a video camera and c-Fos immunohistochemistry was performed thereafter. Treatment of EA at BL60 significantly inhibited flinching behavior and c-fos expression induced by formalin injection into the paw, compared to a control group. These results suggest that electroacupuncture at BL60 acupoint may be effective in relieving inflammatory pain.
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spelling pubmed-33288982012-05-01 Effects of Electroacupuncture at BL60 on Formalin-Induced Pain in Rats Chang, Kyung-Ha Won, Ran Shim, Insop Lee, Hyejung Lee, Bae Hwan Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Acupuncture was used to treat symptoms of pain in the ancient orient. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at the BL60 acupoint on male Sprague-Dawley rats. Each rat received EA at BL60 acupoint before formalin injection. Behavioral responses were recorded using a video camera and c-Fos immunohistochemistry was performed thereafter. Treatment of EA at BL60 significantly inhibited flinching behavior and c-fos expression induced by formalin injection into the paw, compared to a control group. These results suggest that electroacupuncture at BL60 acupoint may be effective in relieving inflammatory pain. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-04-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3328898/ /pubmed/22550540 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/324039 Text en Copyright © 2012 Kyung-Ha Chang et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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