Li A, Lao L, Wang Y, Xin J, Ren K, Berman BM, et al. Electroacupuncture activates corticotrophin-releasing hormone-containing neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus to alleviate edema in a rat model of inflammation. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2008,8(1):20
This study investigated the mechanisms of EA anti-inflammation, using a rat model of complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA)-induced hind paw inflammation and hyperalgesia. Four experiments were conducted on male Sprague-Dawley rats (n=6-7/per group). First, it was shown that neither EA alone, nor injecting CFA into the plantar surface of one hind paw led to significant increases ...