Electroacupuncture inhibits inflammatory edema and hyperalgesia through regulation of cyclooxygenase synthesis in both peripheral and central nociceptive sites

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 981-988

  Lee, Jun Hyuk ^a   Jang, Kyung Jeon ^a   Lee, Yong Tae ^a   Choi, Yung Hyun ^a   Choi, Byung Tae ^a  

^a Dong Eui University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase; Electroacupuncture; Hyperalgesia; Prostaglandin; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOT PLATE TEST; HYPERALGESIA; IMMUNOASSAY; INFLAMMATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DOWN-REGULATION; EDEMA; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33845544720     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X06004454     Document Type: Article

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