"Acupuncture stimulation of Yamen (GV 15), Fengfu (GV 16), Baihui (GV 20), Shuigou (GV 26) and Hegu (LI 4) reduces brain microglia activation in a traumatic brain injury rat model".

CONCLUSION: Acupuncture stimulating the Yamen (GV 15), Fengfu (GV 16), Baihui (GV 20), Shuigou (GV 26) and Hegu (LI 4) acupoints can effectively inhibit the development of neuroinflammation after TBI. One possible mechanism for this effect is that acupuncture downregulates LPA synthesis and affects the LPA-LPAR pathway by inhibiting LPAR1 and LPAR2, thereby inhibiting microglial activation and reducing neuroinflammation. PMID: 32242392 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32242392?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine - March 31, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Lin S, Zhu M, Chen W, Zhang Y, Lin J, Pu L, Chen S, Zhang Y, Liu X Tags: J Tradit Chin Med Source Type: research