Effect of electroacupuncture on the activity of corticotrophin-releasing hormone neurons in the hypothalamus and amygdala in rats exposed to restraint water-immersion stress.

CONCLUSIONS: EA at ST36 can ameliorate RWIS-induced gastric mucosal lesions and suppress the Fos expression of CRH neurons in the PVN and CNA, suggesting a potentially therapeutic role for EA in stress-related gastric disorders. PMID: 30173142 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research