Acupuncture reduces peripheral and brainstem cytokines in rats subjected to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation.

CONCLUSIONS: This study clearly demonstrates the anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture, which we believe may involve the activation of anti-inflammatory neural reflexes in the regulation of peritonitis. PMID: 32744055 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32744055?dopt=Abstract

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - August 1, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Ramires CC, Balbinot DT, Cidral-Filho FJ, Dias DV, Dos Santos AR, da Silva MD Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research