Progress of animal research on electro-acupuncture treatment for depression(△).
- Author:
Yu-ping MO
1
;
Hai-jiang YAO
1
;
Hong-tao SONG
1
;
An-ping XU
1
;
Yin-shan TANG
1
;
Zhi-Gang LI
1
Author Information
1. School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animal Experimentation;
Animals;
Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation;
administration & dosage;
therapeutic use;
Behavior, Animal;
physiology;
Combined Modality Therapy;
Depression;
drug therapy;
metabolism;
psychology;
therapy;
Disease Models, Animal;
Electroacupuncture;
methods;
Fluoxetine;
administration & dosage;
therapeutic use;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Stress, Psychological;
drug therapy;
metabolism;
psychology;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
2014;29(1):43-47
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
This paper summarized the Chinese literatures in the previous 5 years about the pre-clinical animal researches on the application of electro-acupuncture (EA) treatment for depression, searched in China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). The efficiency of EA treatment for depression and the mechanism of it were discussed, to shed light on new ideas and new fronts for the further research on depression in clinical or pre-clinical fields.
