Pricking into Autonomic Reflex Pathways by Electrical Acupuncture
Author: Jussi Kupari1, Patrik Ernfors2
Affiliation:
1 Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden.
2 Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Division of Molecular Neurobiology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm 17177, Sweden. Electronic address: patrik.ernfors@ki.se.
Conference/Journal: Neuron
Date published: 2020 Nov 11
Other:
Volume ID: 108 , Issue ID: 3 , Pages: 395-397 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.09.026. , Word Count: 40
Using electrical acupuncture, Liu et al. show how electrical stimulation of primary somatosensory neurons at different body regions can tap into discreet autonomic circuits and, depending on the parameters, initiate either a pro- or anti-inflammatory response.
PMID: 33181070 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.09.026
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