Inhibitory Effect of Electroacupuncture on Murine Collagen Arthritis and its Possible Mechanisms

• Main Authors: Jian-Qiao Fang (Author), Eri Aoki (Author), Ying Yu (Author), Toshimitsu Sohma (Author), Takako Kasahara (Author), Tadashi Hisamitsu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2001-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The influence of electroacupuncture (EA), a traditional Chinese medical treatment, on type Ⅱ collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) was examined in DBA/1J mice in vivo. Mice were immunized intradermally twice at the 3-week interval with bovine type Ⅱ collagen(C Ⅱ). EA stimulation, begun on the 21 simultan...