Acupuncture relieves stress-induced depressive behavior by reducing oxidative stress and neuroapoptosis in rats

WJ Cheng, P Li, WY Huang, Y Huang… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Acupuncture alleviates CUMS-induced depression-like behaviors of rats by regulating oxidative stress, neuroinflammation and ferroptosis

J Shen, C Hao, S Yuan, W Chen, T Tong, Y Chen… - Brain Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The treatment of depression with acupuncture has been documented. The
mechanism behind acupuncture's curative and preventative effects is still unknown. Methods …

Effects of acupuncture on chronic stress-induced depression-like behavior and its central neural mechanism

MJ Lee, JS Ryu, SK Won, U Namgung, J Jung… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Acupuncture ameliorates inflammatory response in a chronic unpredictable stress rat model of depression

J Lu, RH Shao, SY Jin, L Hu, Y Tu, JY Guo - Brain Research Bulletin, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Acupuncture ameliorates depression-like behaviors through modulating the neuroinflammation mediated by TLR4 signaling pathway in rats exposed to chronic …

H Jiang, X Long, Y Wang, X Zhang, L Chen… - Molecular …, 2024 - Springer
Recently, emerging evidence has identified that stress-induced activation of
neuroinflammation is considered to be one of the most prevalently precipitating factors in the …

Acupuncture alleviates CUMS‐induced depression‐like behaviors by restoring prefrontal cortex neuroplasticity

P Li, W Huang, Y Chen, MS Aslam, W Cheng… - Neural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose. To explore the therapeutic efficiency of acupuncture and the related molecular
mechanism of neural plasticity in depression. Methods. Chronic unpredictable mild stress …

[HTML][HTML] Acupuncture exerts preventive effects in rats of chronic unpredictable mild stress: the involvement of inflammation in amygdala and brain-spleen axis

W Chen, Y Chen, W Cheng, P Li, J Shen, T Tong… - Biochemical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Acupuncture has shown the preventive effects on depression in rats with
chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS). However, the mechanisms of acupuncture for …

[HTML][HTML] Electroacupuncture ameliorates chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depression-like behavior and cognitive impairment through suppressing oxidative …

T Tong, C Hao, J Shen, S Liu, S Yan, MS Aslam… - Brain Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Depression is associated with lowered mood, anxiety, anhedonia, cognitive
impairments, and even suicidal tendencies in severe cases. Yet few studies have directed …

Antidepressant-like effects of acupuncture involved the ERK signaling pathway in rats

X Zhang, Y Song, T Bao, M Yu, M Xu, Y Guo… - … and Alternative Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway is
considered to be associated with the pathogenesis and treatment of depression …

Electroacupuncture prevents the depression-like behavior by inhibiting the NF-κB/NLRP3 inflammatory pathway in hippocampus of mice subjected to chronic mild …

Q Wang, H Bi, H Huang, Y Wang, L Gong, N Qi… - …, 2022 - karger.com
Background: The precise physiological mechanisms of acupuncture in the treatment of
depression are still unknown. This study aimed to observe the effects of electroacupuncture …