The anti-inflammatory effects of acupuncture and their relevance to allergic rhinitis: A narrative review and proposed model

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  McDonald, John L ^a   Cripps, Allan W ^a   Smith, Peter K ^a   Smith, Caroline A ^b   Xue, Charlie C ^c   Golianu, Brenda ^d  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPIC AGENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84874832212     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/591796     Document Type: Review

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