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Lee JG, Li Y, Kim NJ, Jang HB, Yang CH, Kim HY, Yoon SS, Chang S, Jeong SJ, Kim SC, Sa BS, Lee BH. A synergistic effect of herb and acupuncture on the methamphetamine. Integr Med Res 2024; 13:101052. [PMID: 39219986 PMCID: PMC11364119 DOI: 10.1016/j.imr.2024.101052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
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Background Herbal medicine Ja-Geum-Jeong (JGJ) has been used for the treatment of detoxification in Eastern Asia. However, the mechanisms involved are not clearly defined. The purpose of the present study was to investigate if herb medication inhibits Methamphetamine (METH)'s reinforcing effect and also examined if a combination of herb medication and acupuncture produces a synergistic effect on METH. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were given acute METH intraperitoneally and the locomotor activity and ultrasonic vocalization (USV) calls were measured. Rats were administered JGJ orally and acupuncture was given at HT7 or SI5. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) agonists were injected into the Central amygdala (CeA) to investigate a possible neuroscientific mechanism. Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and fast scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) were measured to immunohistochemically and electrically confirm the behavioral data. Results Locomotor activity and USV calls were increased by METH (P < 0.05) and these increases were inhibited by JGJ (P < 0.05). Also, JGJ had no effect on the normal group given saline, and acupuncture at SI5 acupoint, but not at HT7 acupoint, produced a synergistic effect when combined with JGJ (P < 0.05). The JGJ's inhibition was blocked by the inactivation of CeA (P < 0.05), and MSG mimicked JGJ (P < 0.05). TH and FSCV measures showed the same pattern with the behavioral data (P < 0.05). Conclusion Results of the present study suggest that JGJ had inhibitory effects on the METH which was mediated through the activation of CeA and that combination of acupuncture and herb produced synergistic effect.
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- Jin Gyeom Lee
- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Herbal Convergence on Liver Disease, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- China Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, PR China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Herbal Convergence on Liver Disease, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Herbal Convergence on Liver Disease, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Research Center for Herbal Convergence on Liver Disease, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
- Department of Herbal Formula, College of Biomedical Science, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Chung Shin Herbal Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
- Research Center for Herbal Convergence on Liver Disease, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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Acupuncture Inhibits Morphine Induced-Immune Suppress via Antioxidant System. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2022; 2022:7971801. [PMID: 36317105 PMCID: PMC9617706 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7971801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objectives A powerful analgesic called Morphine causes addiction behaviors and immune suppression as a potential oxidative stressor. Acupuncture showed to inhibit oxidative stress-induced hepatic damage, regulate reactive oxygen species, and attenuate morphine addiction behaviors. Therefore, we investigated the potential effects of acupuncture on morphine-induced immune suppression. Materials and Methods Rats received morphine intravenously through implanted catheters for 3, 7, or 21 days to determine the optimal condition for morphine-induced immune suppression. Second, we examined whether intravenous (iv.) or intraperitoneal (ip.) administration produced different results. Third, the effects of acupuncture in rats who received morphine for 21 days were investigated. Spleen and submandibular lymph node (S-LN) weights and natural killer (NK) cell activity were measured, and the white pulp diameter, total and cortical spleen thicknesses, and the number of lymphoid follicles in S-LNs were examined. The number of immunoreactive cells was also measured. Results Decreased organ weights and increased atrophic changes were observed as morphine-induced immune suppression. However, dose-dependent increased immune suppression was not observed between 5.0 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg of morphine. And, 3-day withdrawal did not affect. Similar histopathological findings were observed in 5.0 and 10.0 ip. rats when compared to equal dosages of iv., respectively. The morphine induced-immune suppression evidenced by spleen and left S-LN weights, splenic NK cell activities, histopathological findings, and the immunoreactive cell number were normalized by acupuncture. Conclusion These results indicate that acupuncture inhibits morphine-induced immune suppression, maybe via antioxidative action.
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Bidirectional role of acupuncture in the treatment of drug addiction. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 126:382-397. [PMID: 33839169 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Drug addiction is a chronically relapsing disorder, affecting people from all walks of life. Studies of acupuncture effects on drug addiction are intriguing in light of the fact that acupuncture can be used as a convenient therapeutic intervention for treating drug addiction by direct activation of brain pathway. The current review aims to discuss the neurobiological mechanisms underlying acupuncture's effectiveness in the treatment of drug addiction, on the basis of two different theories (the incentive sensitization theory and the opponent process theory) that have seemingly opposite view on the role of the mesolimbic reward pathways in mediating compulsive drug-seeking behavior. This review provides evidence that acupuncture may reduce relapse to drug-seeking behavior by regulating neurotransmitters involved in drug craving modulation via somatosensory afferent mechanisms. Also, acupuncture normalizes hyper-reactivity or hypoactivity of the mesolimbic dopamine system in these opposed processes in drug addiction, suggesting bidirectional role of acupuncture in regulation of drug addiction. This proposes that acupuncture may reduce drug craving by correcting both dysfunctions of the mesolimbic dopamine pathway.
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Qiao L, Guo M, Qian J, Xu B, Gu C, Yang Y. Research Advances on Acupuncture Analgesia. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CHINESE MEDICINE 2020; 48:245-258. [DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x20500135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pain is a widespread and complex symptom which causes serious emotional and social burdens to individuals and society. Most patients with pain rely heavily on over the counter (OTC) and prescription pain killers. However, there would be a number of issues that arise from the use of pain killers, in which safety and addiction are the most critical issues. For traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), pain is a result of the meridians being blocked. This could occur as a symptom of or be caused by various diseases. In this case, the key to relieve pain depends on dredging the meridian or meridians. Acupuncture has been practiced in China for over 2000 years to lessen pain. It is based on the “meridian theory”. Acupuncture is being used more widely and with a growing number of people in the treatment of pain because it is safer and has fewer side effects. Along with growing use and interest in acupuncture to treat pain, more attention has been paid to the mechanism underlying its analgesic effect, which is mainly associated with the changes of neurotransmitters. In this review, we summarize and analyze the range and mechanism of acupuncture analgesia treatment.
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- Li Qiao
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210001, P. R. China
- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210001, P. R. China
- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory for Combination of Acupuncture and Chinese Materia, Medica of Chinese Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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- School of Medicine & Holistic Integrative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory for Combination of Acupuncture and Chinese Materia, Medica of Chinese Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, P. R. China
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Aboutalebi F, Alaei H, Oryan S, Radahmadi M. Blockade of prelimbic glutamate receptor reduces the reinforcing effect of morphine. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2018; 96:815-822. [PMID: 29947552 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2017-0758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The prelimbic cortex (PrL) as a part of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) plays a crucial role in drug addiction. Previous studies have shown that glutamatergic transmission through the NMDA and AMPA receptors plays an important role in morphine rewarding properties. In this study, we evaluated the effect of glutamate receptors blockade within the PrL on morphine self-administration. Male Wistar rats were randomly selected and divided into 7 groups. Trained rats were placed in self-administration apparatus, where they pressed an active lever for receiving morphine (5 mg/mL) in test groups and saline in saline group during 11 consecutive days for 2 h per session. The effects of intra-prelimbic AMPA receptor antagonist (CNQX; 0.5 and 2.5 μg/0.5 μL) and the NMDA antagonist (AP5; 0.1 and 1 μg/0.5 μL) on self-administration were tested. Our results demonstrated that intra-prelimbic injection of different doses of CNQX and AP5, and co-administration of these 2 drugs before self-administration significantly decreased active lever pressing compared with morphine group (p < 0.001). Also, the number of self-infusion significantly decreased in test groups compared with morphine group (p < 0.001). These findings suggest that a reduction in PrL glutamatergic output can modulate morphine reinforcement.
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- b Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- a Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
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- b Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Kim KJ, Lee SN, Lee BH. Music therapy inhibits morphine-seeking behavior via GABA receptor and attenuates anxiety-like behavior induced by extinction from chronic morphine use. Neurosci Lett 2018; 674:81-87. [PMID: 29559416 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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RATIONALE Morphine is a representative pain killer. However, repeated use tends to induce addiction. Music therapy has been gaining interest as a useful type of therapy for neuropsychiatric diseases. OBJECTIVES The present study examined whether Korean traditional music (KT) could suppress morphine-seeking behavior and anxiety-like behavior induced by extinction from chronic morphine use and additionally investigated a possible neuronal mechanism. MATERIAL & METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were trained to intravenously self-administer morphine hydrochloride (1.0 mg/kg) using a fixed ratio 1 schedule in daily 2 h session during 3 weeks. After training, rats who established baseline (variation less than 20% of the mean of infusion for 3 consecutive days) underwent extinction. Music was played twice a day during extinction. In the second experiment, the selective antagonists of GABAA and GABAB receptors were treated before the last playing to investigate the neuronal mechanism focusing on the GABA receptor pathway. Another experiment of elevated plus maze was performed to investigate whether music therapy has an anxiolytic effect at the extinction phase. RESULTS KT but not other music (Indian road or rock music) reduced morphine-seeking behavior induced by a priming challenge with morphine. And, this effect was blocked by the GABA receptor antagonists. In addition, KT showed anxiolytic effects against withdrawal from morphine. CONCLUSIONS Results of this study suggest that KT suppresses morphine-seeking behavior via GABA receptor pathway. In addition, KT showed to have anxiolytic effects, suggesting it has bi-directional effects on morphine.
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- Ki Jin Kim
- Department of Qigong, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Qigong, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea.
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This paper is the thirty-ninth consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning the endogenous opioid system. It summarizes papers published during 2016 that studied the behavioral effects of molecular, pharmacological and genetic manipulation of opioid peptides, opioid receptors, opioid agonists and opioid antagonists. The particular topics that continue to be covered include the molecular-biochemical effects and neurochemical localization studies of endogenous opioids and their receptors related to behavior, and the roles of these opioid peptides and receptors in pain and analgesia, stress and social status, tolerance and dependence, learning and memory, eating and drinking, drug abuse and alcohol, sexual activity and hormones, pregnancy, development and endocrinology, mental illness and mood, seizures and neurologic disorders, electrical-related activity and neurophysiology, general activity and locomotion, gastrointestinal, renal and hepatic functions, cardiovascular responses, respiration and thermoregulation, and immunological responses.
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- Richard J Bodnar
- Department of Psychology and CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, United States.
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Dendrosomal nanocurcumin prevents morphine self-administration behavior in rats despite CA1 damage. Behav Pharmacol 2017; 28:681-689. [DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Choi YJ, Kim NJ, Zhao RJ, Kim DH, Yang CH, Kim HY, Gwak YS, Jang EY, Kim JS, Lee YK, Lee HJ, Lee SN, Lim SC, Lee BH. Acupuncture suppresses intravenous methamphetamine self-administration through GABA receptor's mediation. Neurosci Lett 2017; 662:65-70. [PMID: 29030218 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2017.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Methamphetamine is one of the widely abused drugs. In spite of a number of studies, there is still little successful therapy to suppress the methamphetamine abuse. Acupuncture has shown to attenuate the reinforcing effects of psychostimulant. Based on, the present study investigated if acupuncture could suppress intravenous methamphetamine self-administration behavior. In addition, a possible neuronal mechanism was investigated. MATERIALS & METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 270-300g were trained to intake food pellet. After catheter implantation, animal was trained to self-administer methamphetamine (0.05mg/kg) intravenously using fixed ratio 1 schedule in daily 2h session during 3 weeks. After training, rats who established baseline (infusion variation less than 20% of the mean for 3 consecutive days) received acupuncture treatment on the next day. Acupuncture was performed at each acupoint manually. In the second experiment, the selective antagonists of GABAA or GABAB receptor were given before acupuncture to investigate the possible neuronal involvement of GABA receptor pathway in the acupuncture effects. C-Fos expression was examined in the nucleus accumbens to support behavioral data. RESULTS Acupuncture at HT7, but not at control acupoint LI5, reduced the self-administration behavior significantly. Also, the effects of acupuncture were blocked by the GABA receptor antagonists. C-Fos expression was shown to be parallel with the behavioral data. CONCLUSIONS Results of this study have shown that acupuncture at HT7 suppressed methamphetamine self-administration through GABA receptor system, suggesting that acupuncture at HT7 can be a useful therapy for the treatment of methamphetamine abuse.
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- Yi Jeong Choi
- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- School of Mental Health, Qiqihar Medical University, Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province, 161006, China
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physiology, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Qigong, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Acupoint, College of Korean Medicine, Daegu Haany University, Daegu 42158, Republic of Korea.
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Lee YJ, Zhao RJ, Kim YW, Kang SJ, Lee EK, Kim NJ, Chang S, Kim JM, Lee JE, Ku SK, Lee BH. Acupuncture inhibits liver injury induced by morphine plus acetaminophen through antioxidant system. Eur J Integr Med 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2015.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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