Effect of electroacupuncture at distal–proximal acupoint combinations on spinal interleukin-1 beta in a rat model of neuropathic pain

Objective: Pain from herniated disc is a common type of neuropathic pain. This study investigated whether electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation at distal–proximal combinations of acupoints in the rat model of neuropathic pain modulates spinal interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) to induce acupuncture analgesia...

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Main Authors: Huili Jiang, Xue Yu, Xiujun Ren, Tingyu Fang, Ya Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095754815000290