Electroacupuncture alleviates intestinal inflammation and barrier dysfunction by activating dopamine in a rat model of intestinal ischaemia.

CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that EA at ST36 could attenuate intestinal I/R-induced inflammatory injury and that the underlying mechanism may involve EA-induced increases in levels of DA, mediated by the vagus nerve and D1 receptors.
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Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - June 8, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Li Y, Xu G, Hu S, Wu H, Dai Y, Zhang W, Tang F, Luo H, Shi X Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research