Electroacupuncture at the ST36 acupoint increases interleukin-4 responsiveness in macrophages, generation of alternatively activated macrophages and susceptibility to Leishmania major infection

Electroacupuncture (EA) has been used to treat inflammatory diseases. Alternatively activated macrophages (AAMo) stimulated by cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-4, IL-10 and IL-13 are anti-inflammatory and mildly microbicidal. This study aimed to evaluate whether EA at the Zusanli acupoint (ST36) w...

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Published in:	Chinese medicine Vol. 7; no. 1; p. 17
Main Authors:	Aguiar, Danillo N, Silva, Mayara M, Parreira, Walki V, Tome, Fernanda D, Batista, Lucas F, Gomes, Clayson M, Oliveira, Milton Ap
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 28-07-2012 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Acupuncture Animal experimentation Biological products industry Biological response modifiers Colleges & universities Cytokines Disease susceptibility Electric currents Electroacupuncture Experiments Health aspects Immune system Infections Inflammatory bowel disease Interferon Interleukins Leishmaniasis Macrophages Mitogens Nitric oxide Pathology Physiological aspects Risk factors Rodents T cell receptors Wound healing United States
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