Acupuncture blocks the STAT3-MMP-2 pathway in a guinea pig model of lens-induced myopia
Acupuncture has the potential to decrease STAT3 activation and block the STAT3-MMP-2 pathway in the ocular tissue of guinea pigs with experimental LIM, thereby delaying the development of myopia.
Authors
- Jenny Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7251-9870)
- Xiuzhen Lu
- Xing-Bo He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1487-6404)
- Yuhui Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1362-8791)
- Qiuxin Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6691-7928)
- Wenhui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1305-7404)
- Hao Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6448-3089)
- Zilong Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-4447)
- Jike Song
- Hongsheng Bi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6965-9626)
- Zhaohui Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6400-3900)
- Huimin Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2892-5596)
- Qingmei Tian
Institutions
- Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Shandong Shierming Eye Hospital (CN)
- Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-07-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09645284251345847
- Primary Topic
- Corneal surgery and disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province