Low frequency electroacupuncture alleviates neuropathic pain by activation of spinal microglial IL-10/β-endorphin pathway

Electroacupuncture produces analgesia in chronic pain patients and animal models of pain hypersensitivity. The current study aims to illustrate the mechanisms underlying electroacupuncture-attenuated neuropathic pain. Neuropathic rats, induced by tight ligation of L5/L6 spinal nerves, markedly reduc...

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Main Authors: Usman Ali, Evhy Apryani, Hai-Yun Wu, Xiao-Fang Mao, Hao Liu, Yong-Xiang Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220300883