Progress of animal research on electro-acupuncture treatment for depression(△).
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.
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Yu-ping
YP
Mo
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Hai-jiang
HJ
Yao
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Hong-tao
HT
Song
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
An-ping
AP
Xu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Yin-shan
YS
Tang
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
Zhi-Gang
ZG
Li
D032761:Animal Experimentation; D000818:Animals; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D015671:Electroacupuncture / Q000379:methods*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D005473:Fluoxetine