Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Peripheral and Central Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha in Rats with Depression-Chronic Somatic Pain Comorbidity
Wednesday 4 November 2020
by
Bin Zhao,
Feng Huang,
Hong Meng,
Jinling Zhang,
Junying Wang,
Liang Li,
Man Luo,
Peijing Rong,
Shaoyuan Li,
Xiao Guo,
Yu Wang,
Yuanyuan Zhao,
Yue Jiao,
Yue Zhang,
Zhangjin Zhang
Depression and pain disorders share a high degree of comorbidity. Inflammatory mechanisms play an important role in the pathogenesis of depression-chronic somatic pain comorbidity. In this study, we investigated the effects of acupuncture on blood and brain regional tumor necrosis factor alpha (...)