Electroacupuncture Treatment Suppresses Transcription Factor IRF8 in Spinal Cord of Rats with Spared Nerve Injury.

Conclusion: This experiment highlighted that 2 Hz EA can inhibit IRF8 expression and microglial activation in the spinal cord of SNI rats. Hence, targeting IRF8 may be a promising therapeutic strategy for 2 Hz EA treatment of neuropathic pain. PMID: 32351637 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32351637?dopt=Abstract

Source: Pain Research and Management - May 1, 2020 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Wang Y, Xue M, Xia YY, Jiang Q, Huang ZH, Huang C Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research