Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
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[Immediate analgesic effect of electroacupuncture and its regulation mechanism via spinal p-ERK1/2].
To observe influence of electroacupuncture (EA) on phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) in spinal cord dorsal horn (SCDH) in rats with acute inflammatory pain induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA), further elucidate the immediate analgesic mechanism of EA via cellular signal transduction. ⋯ Inhibiting ERK1/2 activation of SCDH may be one of the pivotal mechanism of cellular signal transduction of the immediate analgesic effect educed by EA.