Anti-inflammatory and autonomic effects of electroacupuncture in a rat model of diet-induced obesity.
CONCLUSIONS: EA enhanced vagal activity, promoted ACh release and activated α7nAChRs in the MWAT, leading to inhibition of proinflammatory cytokine production.
PMID: 29487062 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jie X, Li X, Song JQ, Wang D, Wang JH Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research
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