Effect of electroacupuncture on interleukin-6 and procalcitonin expression in the astrocytes and neurons of the spinal cord dorsal horn in a rat model of incisional pain
Both 2 Hz and 20/100 Hz EA appear to relieve incisional pain in rats and these effects may be related to inhibition of IL-6 and PCT expression in the spinal dorsal horn.
Authors
- Xianming Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2729-8324)
- Zhaohuan Lou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7367-3500)
- Liqian Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-9876)
- Ping Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-2145)
- Xinyuan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4378-7566)
- Ying Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9731-2307)
- Jia Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5423-6480)
- Qingfeng Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4998-6849)
- Bing Xiong
Institutions
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acupuncture in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/09645284251379490
- Primary Topic
- Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00