Electroacupuncture Reduces Anxiety Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease By Acting on Cannabinoid CB1 Receptors in the Ventral Hippocampus in Mice

• Main Authors: Xue-Fei Hu (Author), Hong Zhang (Author), Ling-Ling Yu (Author), Wen-Qiang Ge (Author), Ou-Yan (Author), Yan-Zhen Li (Author), Chao Chen (Author), Teng-Fei Hou (Author), Hong-Chun Xiang (Author), Yuan-Heng Li (Author), Yang-Shuai Su (Author), Xiang-Hong Jing (Author), Jie Cao (Author), Hui-Lin Pan (Author), Wei He (Author), Man Li (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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The therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on the comorbidity of visceral pain and anxiety in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is well known. It has been known that the ventral hippocampus (vHPC) and the cannabinoid type 1 receptors (CB1R) are involved in regulating anxiety and...