Synergistic anti-hyperalgesia of electroacupuncture and low dose of celecoxib in monoarthritic rats: Involvement of the cyclooxygenase activity in the spinal cord

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 98-104

  Mi, Wen Li ^a   Mao Ying, Qi Liang ^a   Liu, Qiong ^a   Wang, Xiao Wei ^a   Wang, Yan Qing ^a   Wu, Gen Cheng ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Arthritis; Celecoxib; Cytokines; Electroacupuncture; Prostaglandin E

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HYPERALGESIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MONARTHRITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; HEAT; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; INTERLEUKIN-6; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PYRAZOLES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SULFONAMIDES; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 51749098747     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.04.008     Document Type: Article

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