Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture Stimulation via the Vagus Nerve.

Although acupuncture therapy is widely used in traditional Asian medicine for the treatment of diverse internal organ disorders, its underlying biological mechanisms are largely unknown. Here, we investigated the functional involvement of acupuncture stimulation (AS) in the regulation of inflammator...

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Main Authors: Hee-Don Lim, Min-Hee Kim, Chan-Yong Lee, Uk Namgung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4798687?pdf=render