Electroacupuncture activates neurons to switch off inflammation

Nature. 2021 Oct;598(7882):573-574. doi: 10.1038/d41586-021-02714-0.

Abstract

Neurons that express a specific molecular marker are activated by ‘electroacupuncture’ stimulation. They can then mediate the treatment’s anti-inflammatory effects in a mouse model of the inflammatory condition sepsis.

Keywords: Immunology; Neuroscience; Physiology.

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MeSH terms

  • Electroacupuncture*
  • Humans
  • Inflammation
  • Neurons