Electroacupuncture Reduces Visceral Pain Via Cannabinoid CB2 Receptors in a Mouse Model of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Main Authors: Hong Zhang (Author), Wei He (Author), Xue-Fei Hu (Author), Yan-Zhen Li (Author), Yong-Min Liu (Author), Wen-Qiang Ge (Author), Ou-Yang Zhanmu (Author), Chao Chen (Author), Yu-Ye Lan (Author), Yang-Shuai Su (Author), Xiang-Hong Jing (Author), Bing Zhu (Author), Hui-Lin Pan (Author), Ling-Ling Yu (Author), Man Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) results in chronic abdominal pain in patients due to the presence of inflammatory responses in the colon. Electroacupuncture (EA) is effective in alleviating visceral pain and colonic inflammation associated with IBD. Cannabinoid CB2 receptor agonists also reduce col...