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Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Is Essential for Electroacupuncture-Mediated Analgesia in the Cerebellum of Fibromyalgia Mice.

Electroacupuncture reduces fibromyalgia pain through the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway in the cerebellum, with analgesic effects ab…

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Effects of electroacupuncture at Zusanli on pain-perception-related brain nuclei in KOA mice: a study on cortical and subcortical c-fos expression.

Electroacupuncture at Zusanli reversed widespread pain-induced neuronal inhibition across cortical and subcortical brain…

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Modulatory mechanisms of electroacupuncture in fascial tissue repair: a pilot study using a rat model of thoracolumbar fasciitis.

Electroacupuncture at BL23 and BL40 significantly reduced fascial inflammation, decreased fibroblast proliferation, and …

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Electroacupuncture alleviates neuropathic pain and long-term cognitive impairment via the rACC-vlPAG neural circuit.

Electroacupuncture at 2 Hz alleviates both neuropathic pain and cognitive impairment by inhibiting the rACC(CaMKII)-vlPA…

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The enhanced analgesic effects of electroacupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on visceral pain via ventral lateral septal nucleus.

Combined electroacupuncture and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation produced significantly greater visceral pai…

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Mechanism of the analgesic effect of electroacupuncture on bone cancer pain through the neuro-immune system: progress based on animal experiments.

Electroacupuncture produces analgesic effects in bone cancer pain by modulating nociceptive neurotransmitters in the ner…

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Electroacupuncture alleviates pain-like behaviors through modulating DNMT3a/MOR signaling pathway in CCI rats.

Electroacupuncture at ST36 and GB34 relieved neuropathic pain by inhibiting DNMT3a expression, which increased mu opioid…

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Inhibition of P2X7 receptor in satellite glial cells contributes to electroacupuncture's analgesia in rats with CFA-induced inflammatory pain.

Electroacupuncture alleviates chronic inflammatory pain by inhibiting P2X7 receptor expression in satellite glial cells …

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Advances in Electroacupuncture for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Future Directions.

Electroacupuncture reduces knee osteoarthritis pain and improves joint mobility through multi-target mechanisms includin…

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Electroacupuncture Alleviates Neuropathic Pain by Inhibiting Spinal CCL2-Driven Microglial Activation.

Electroacupuncture's analgesic effects in neuropathic pain were completely reversed by intrathecal CCL2 administration, …

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Electroacupuncture Attenuates Fibromyalgia Pain Through Increased PD-1 Expression in Female Mice.

Electroacupuncture effectively relieved fibromyalgia pain in mice by modulating the PD-L1/PD-1 pathway, which inhibited …

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Astrocyte inhibition and PV interneuron activation: key mechanisms in electroacupuncture's effect on pain-anxiety comorbidity.

Electroacupuncture alleviates pain-anxiety comorbidity by inhibiting astrocytes and activating parvalbumin interneurons …

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