The role of substance P in acupuncture signal transduction and effects.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that SP released during neurogenic inflammation enhances the responses of sensory afferents to the needling of acupoints and triggers acupuncture signaling to generate acupuncture effects. PMID: 32956833 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - September 17, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Fan Y, Kim DH, Seob Gwak Y, Ahn D, Ryu Y, Chang S, Hyo Lee B, Bills KB, Steffensen SC, Ha Yang C, Young Kim H Tags: Brain Behav Immun Source Type: research