Low-frequency electroacupuncture suppresses zymosan-induced peripheral inflammation via activation of sympathetic post-ganglionic neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 1148, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 69-75

  Kim, Hyun Woo ^a   Kang, Suk Yun ^a   Yoon, Seo Yeon ^a   Roh, Dae Hyun ^a   Kwon, Young Bae ^b   Han, Ho Jae ^c   Lee, Hye Jung ^d   Beitz, Alvin J ^e   Lee, Jang Hern ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^c Biotherapy Human Resources Center   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Air pouch; Anti inflammatory; Electroacupuncture; Mouse; Sympathetic pre ganglionic neuron

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; OXIDOPAMINE; PROPRANOLOL; PROTEIN FOS; ZYMOSAN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; INNERVATION; LEUKOCYTE MIGRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTGANGLIONIC NERVE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NEURONS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SKIN; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC; ZYMOSAN;

EID: 34247140703     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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