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Ventral Anterior-Lateral Complex of the Thalamus Mediates Chronic Stress-Induced Pain Hypersensitivity and Underlies Electroacupuncture Analgesia.

Electroacupuncture at ST36 and SP6 successfully reversed chronic stress-induced pain hypersensitivity by suppressing ove…

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Electroacupuncture alleviates the relapse of behaviors associated with pain sensory memory and pain-related aversive memory by activating MORs and inhibiting GABAergic neurons in the insular cortex.

Electroacupuncture alleviates pain memory relapse by activating mu opioid receptors in the insular cortex, which inhibit…

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Nerve stimulation and neuromodulation for painful nerves: a narrative review.

Electrical nerve stimulation therapies (TENS, PENS, and PNS) effectively treat neuropathic pain through gate control the…

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Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Chronic Inflammatory Pain and Depression Comorbidity by Inhibiting Nrf2-Mediated Ferroptosis in Hippocampal Neurons.

Electroacupuncture ameliorates chronic inflammatory pain and depression comorbidity by upregulating nuclear Nrf2 express…

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Electroacupuncture for juvenile idiopathic arthritis: clinical efficacy and its role in modulating pyroptosis and autophagy pathways.

Electroacupuncture significantly improved functional ability and pain scores in children with juvenile idiopathic arthri…

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Electroacupuncture Neural Stimulation Mitigates Bladder Dysfunction and Mechanical Allodynia in Cyclophosphamide Induced Cystitis through Downregulation of the BDNF-TrkB Signaling Pathway.

Electroacupuncture treatment effectively reduced mechanical allodynia and improved bladder function in cyclophosphamide-…

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Electroacupuncture Inhibits NLRP3-Mediated Microglial Pyroptosis to Ameliorate Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Rats.

Electroacupuncture significantly reduced chronic neuropathic pain by specifically inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated…

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Electroacupuncture produces analgesic effects via cannabinoid CB1 receptor-mediated GABAergic neuronal inhibition in the rostral ventromedial medulla.

Electroacupuncture produces analgesic effects in both inflammatory and neuropathic pain through cannabinoid CB1 receptor…

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Electroacupuncture effects on trigeminal neuralgia with comorbid anxiety and depression: The role of frequency and acupoint specificity.

Low-frequency (2 Hz) electroacupuncture at DU20 was more effective than high-frequency (100 Hz) or ST36 stimulation in s…

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Electroacupuncture reduces visceral pain and anxiety associated with inflammatory bowel disease by inhibition of vHPC-to-mPFC pathway.

Electroacupuncture reduces visceral pain and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease by inhibiting the neural pathway betw…

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Protective Role of Electroacupuncture Against Cognitive Impairment in Neurological Diseases.

Electroacupuncture effectively ameliorates cognitive impairment across multiple neurological diseases in preclinical mod…

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Electroacupuncture ameliorates inflammatory pain through CB2 receptor-dependent activation of the AMPK signaling pathway.

Electroacupuncture activates AMPK through CB2 receptors to enhance β-endorphin expression in inflamed tissue, establishi…

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