Research Article

Regulation of Neurotrophin-3 and Interleukin-1 and Inhibition of Spinal Glial Activation Contribute to the Analgesic Effect of Electroacupuncture in Chronic Neuropathic Pain States of Rats

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Effect of EA on CCI-induced increase of the immunoreactivity of GFAP and OX-42 in the spinal dorsal horn. (a) Results of GFAP and OX-42 immunofluorescence in ipsilateral spinal dorsal horn. (b) Changes of the positive area from picture (a) showing that EA treatment suppressed the expression of GFAP and OX-42 in spinal cord. ### and ###, versus the Sham group; && and &&, versus the CCI group.
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