title: Effects of Electroacupuncture at BL60 on Formalin-Induced Pain in Rats.
abstract: Acupuncture was used to treat symptoms of pain in the ancient orient. The present study was conducted to determine the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at the BL60 acupoint on male Sprague-Dawley rats. Each rat received EA at BL60 acupoint before formalin injection. Behavioral responses were recorded using a video camera and c-Fos immunohistochemistry was performed thereafter. Treatment of EA at BL60 significantly inhibited flinching behavior and c-fos expression induced by formalin injection into the paw, compared to a control group. These results suggest that electroacupuncture at BL60 acupoint may be effective in relieving inflammatory pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Brain Korea 21 Project for Medical Science, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung-Ha
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Ran
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Insop
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: Hyejung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bae Hwan
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Lee