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The effect of electroacupuncture on regulating pain and depression-like behaviors induced by chronic neuropathic pain

Author(s) -

Wenjie Cong,

Yu Peng,

Bojun Meng,

Xiang Jia,

Zhenzhen Jin

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

annals of palliative medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.546

H-Index - 19

eISSN - 2224-5839

pISSN - 2224-5820

DOI - 10.21037/apm-20-1900

Subject(s) - medicine , neuropathic pain , creb , electroacupuncture , antidepressant , chronic pain , spinal cord , anterior cingulate cortex , dorsal root ganglion , threshold of pain , brain derived neurotrophic factor , neurotrophic factors , anesthesia , acupuncture , receptor , physical therapy , psychiatry , hippocampus , pathology , alternative medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , cognition , transcription factor , gene

Recently, the role of electroacupuncture (EA) in chronic neuropathic pain has been widely reported. However, its specific mechanisms and ability to mitigate depression-like behaviors induced by chronic pain remains unclear. This study aims to determine the analgesic and antidepressant effect of EA.

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