Three Basic Science Studies on Acupuncture

Three Basic Science Studies on Acupuncture

Next come three basic science studies which add to the mushrooming literature on the anti-inflamma-tory and immunomodulatory effects of acupuncture, as recently brought to the fore by the ground-breaking work of Torres-Rosaset al. Here, Zhu et al. and Xue et al. demonstrate anti-inflammatory effects of electroacupuncture in rats with rheumatoid arthritis and severe acute pancreatitis, respectively, while Watanabe et al. reveal stimulation of the innate immune system following manual acupuncture in stressed mice. These papers are followed by the novel work of Huang et al. characterizing electrical activity at myo-fascial trigger points, treatment of which is central to the practice of Western medical acupuncture.

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