Electroacupuncture Combined with Press Needles Alleviates Simple Obesity via VEGF-C/VEGFR-3/PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway
The combined therapy of EA with press needles had shown significantly superior efficacy in treating simple obesity compared to EA treatment alone. It achieved this by modulating the VEGF-C/VEGFR-3/PI3K/AKT signaling pathway, improving lymphatic vessel structure and function, and ultimately inhibiting obesity. .
Authors
- Bin Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-3009)
- Donghua Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5296-7665)
- Tao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5440-3732)
- Shuang Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5418-6902)
- Yuhang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8871-6713)
- Zhi Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7504-3680)
- Minghui Xia
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Nantong University (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity Facts
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545330
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00