Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Peripheral and Central Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Rats with Depression-Chronic Somatic Pain Comorbidity
Depression and pain disorders share a high degree of comorbidity. Inflammatory mechanisms play an important role in the pathogenesis of depression-chronic somatic pain comorbidity. In this study, we investigated the effects of acupuncture on blood and brain regional tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2020-01-01
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Series: | Neural Plasticity |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8885729 |