Corticotropin-releasing factor and interleukin-1β are involved in the electroacupuncture-induced analgesic effect on inflammatory pain elicited by Carrageenan

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-279

  Sekido, Reina ^a   Ishimaru, Keisou ^a   Sakita, Masakazu ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Carrageenan; Corticotropin releasing factor; Electroacupuncture; Hyperalgesia; IL 1 ; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

CARRAGEENAN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR ANTAGONIST; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OPIATE PEPTIDE; RECOMBINANT INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ALPHA HELIX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ELECTROANALGESIA; HINDLIMB; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSE; RAT; TIBIALIS POSTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANALGESIA; ANIMALS; CARRAGEENAN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; INFLAMMATION; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; INTERLEUKIN-1; MALE; PAIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 3543040101     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X04001928     Document Type: Article

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