Electroacupuncture suppresses glucose metabolism and GLUT-3 expression in medial prefrontal cortical in rats with neuropathic pain

Abstract Background Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that the electroacupuncture (EA) stimulation could effectively alleviate neuropathic pain. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) is a vital part of the cortical representation of pain in the brain, and its glucose metabolism is mostly affected...

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Main Authors: Menghong Jiang, Xiaomei Chen, Liangping Zhang, Weiting Liu, Xiangmei Yu, Zhifu Wang, Meifeng Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40659-021-00348-0