Analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on inflammatory pain in collagen-induced arthritis rats: Mediation by alpha2- and beta-adrenoceptors

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 309-314

  Park, Dong Suk ^a   Seo, Byung Kwan ^a   Baek, Yong Hyeon ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Collagen induced arthritis; Electroacupuncture; Prazosin; Propranolol; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FREUND ADJUVANT; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; YOHIMBINE;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; IMMUNIZATION; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TAIL FLICK TEST;

ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; MALE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 84873995328     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2369-5     Document Type: Article

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