Depression is a serious psychiatric disorder with an enormous socioeconomic burden, and it
is commonly comorbid with pain, chronic fatigue, or other inflammatory diseases. Recent …

Recently, emerging evidence has identified that stress-induced activation of
neuroinflammation is considered to be one of the most prevalently precipitating factors in the …

Oxidative stress is closely related to the occurrence of depression. Acupuncture has been
proved to be an effective method for treating depression. In order to explore the mechanism …

Background Acupuncture has shown the preventive effects on depression in rats with
chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). However, the mechanisms of acupuncture for …

Accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation may contribute to the pathophysiology of
depression. Acupuncture in traditional Chinese medicine has been considered an effective …

Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. Chronic inflammatory
response has been viewed as a key factor in depression. Acupuncture in Chinese medicine …

Purpose. To explore the therapeutic efficiency of acupuncture and the related molecular
mechanism of neural plasticity in depression. Methods. Chronic unpredictable mild stress …

Background It is unclear whether acupuncture has a rapid antidepressant effect and what is
the main mechanism. Methods In this study, forced swimming stress test (FST) in mice were …

Background The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway is
considered to be associated with the pathogenesis and treatment of depression …

Objective To investigate the neurobiological mechanism of depression pathogenesis and
reveal the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of depression. Methods Wistar rats were …