Jing-Tao Shi
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Jing-Tao Shi has a total of 9 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Hong-Ye Wan
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
1 shared publication - Rui Wang
School of Life Science, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
1 shared publication - Wan-Ying Cao
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
1 shared publication - Wei He
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
1 shared publication - Xiang-Hong Jing
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
1 shared publication - Xiao-Ning Zhang
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- Open Access
- 7 April 2023
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 164 (9) , 1965-1975
Local analgesia of electroacupuncture is mediated by the recruitment of neutrophils and released β-endorphins
The efficacy of acupuncture in treating pain diseases has been recognized in clinical practice, and its mechanism of action has been a hot topic in academic acupuncture research. Previous basic research on acupuncture analgesia has focused mostly on the nervous system, with few studies addressing the immune system as a potential pathway of acupuncture analgesia. In this study, we investigated the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the β-endorphins (β-END) content, END-containing leukocyte type and number, sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE), and chemokine gene expression in inflamed tissues. To induce inflammatory pain, about 200 µL of complete Frester adjuvant (CFA) was injected into the unilateral medial femoral muscle of adult Wistar rats. Electroacupuncture treatment was performed for 3 days beginning on day 4 after CFA injection, with parameters of 2/100 Hz, 2 mA, and 30 minutes per treatment. The weight-bearing experiment and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that EA treatment significantly relieved spontaneous pain-like behaviors and increased the level of β-END in inflamed tissue. Injection of anti-END antibody in inflamed tissue blocked this analgesic effect. Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining revealed that the EA-induced increase in β-END was derived from opioid-containing ICAM-1+/CD11b+ immune cells in inflamed tissue. In addition, EA treatment increased the NE content and expression of β2 adrenergic receptor (ADR-β2) in inflammatory tissues and upregulated Cxcl1 and Cxcl6 gene expression levels. These findings provide new evidence for the peripheral analgesic effect of acupuncture treatment by recruiting β-END–containing ICAM-1+/CD11b+ immune cells and increasing the β-END content at the site of inflammation.
- 7 April 2023
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Pain
- Vol. 164 (9) , 1965-1975
Open AccessLocal analgesia of electroacupuncture is mediated by the recruitment of neutrophils and released β-endorphins
The efficacy of acupuncture in treating pain diseases has been recognized in clinical practice, and its mechanism of action has been a hot topic in academic acupuncture research. Previous basic research on acupuncture analgesia has focused mostly on the nervous system, with few studies addressing the immune system as a potential pathway of acupuncture analgesia. In this study, we investigated the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the β-endorphins (β-END) content, END-containing leukocyte type and number, sympathetic neurotransmitter norepinephrine (NE), and chemokine gene expression in inflamed tissues. To induce inflammatory pain, about 200 µL of complete Frester adjuvant (CFA) was injected into the unilateral medial femoral muscle of adult Wistar rats. Electroacupuncture treatment was performed for 3 days beginning on day 4 after CFA injection, with parameters of 2/100 Hz, 2 mA, and 30 minutes per treatment. The weight-bearing experiment and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay showed that EA treatment significantly relieved spontaneous pain-like behaviors and increased the level of β-END in inflamed tissue. Injection of anti-END antibody in inflamed tissue blocked this analgesic effect. Flow cytometry and immunofluorescence staining revealed that the EA-induced increase in β-END was derived from opioid-containing ICAM-1+/CD11b+ immune cells in inflamed tissue. In addition, EA treatment increased the NE content and expression of β2 adrenergic receptor (ADR-β2) in inflammatory tissues and upregulated Cxcl1 and Cxcl6 gene expression levels. These findings provide new evidence for the peripheral analgesic effect of acupuncture treatment by recruiting β-END–containing ICAM-1+/CD11b+ immune cells and increasing the β-END content at the site of inflammation.