Inflammation IL-6 , Electroacupuncture and HRV
This study, though older, is important because it connects the dots between vagal activity, pro-inflammatory cytokines (Il-6), and gastric emptying. It would be quite expensive to do this study in a human controlled trial. This is where these animal models are so useful to expand our thinking on how acupuncture works. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23848593 Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2013…
Read MoreBee Updated: Current Knowledge on Bee Venom and Bee Envenoming Therapy
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6743376/ Front Immunol. 2019; 10: 2090. Published online 2019 Sep 6. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02090 PMCID: PMC6743376 PMID: 31552038 Bee Updated: Current Knowledge on Bee Venom and Bee Envenoming Therapy Manuela B. Pucca,1,2,* Felipe A. Cerni,2,3 Isadora S. Oliveira,3 Timothy P. Jenkins,2 Lídia Argemí,2 Christoffer V. Sørensen,2 Shirin Ahmadi,2,4 José E. Barbosa,5 and Andreas H. Laustsen2,* Author information…
Read MoreBee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6720840/ Molecules. 2019 Aug; 24(16): 2997. Published online 2019 Aug 19. doi: 10.3390/molecules24162997 PMCID: PMC6720840 PMID: 31430861 Bee Venom: Overview of Main Compounds and Bioactivities for Therapeutic Interests Rim Wehbe,1,† Jacinthe Frangieh,1,2,† Mohamad Rima,3,4 Dany El Obeid,5 Jean-Marc Sabatier,6 and Ziad Fajloun1,7,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited…
Read MoreThe Sleep and Immunity: Crosstalk in Health and Disease
All of our systems are interrelated. This article looks in depth at the effect of sleep on the immune system. Very topical during or surviving from a pandemic! Sleep can affect how sick you get if infected, whether you get infected, and how well your immunization works for you. More on the topic of sleep…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture improves gut barrier dysfunction in prolonged hemorrhagic shock rats through vagus anti-inflammatory mechanism
The most important novel findings from this study are that when delayed resuscitation is inevitable during emergency situations such as hemorrhagic shock occurring in war without sufficient fluids, electroacupuncture at ST36 can be performed and it can successfully attenuate systemic inflammation, decrease gut injury and permeability and improve blood pressure and outcomes, which is consistent…
Read MoreVagal Afferent Modulation of Nociception
Vagal Afferent Modulation of Nociception A Randich 1, G F Gebhart Affiliations expand PMID: 1327371 DOI: 10.1016/0165-0173(92)90009-b Abstract Chemical, electrical or physiological activation of cardiopulmonary vagal (cervical, thoracic or cardiac), diaphragmatic vagal (DVAG) or subdiaphragmatic vagal (SDVAG) afferents can result in either facilitation or inhibition of nociception in some species. In the rat, these effects depend upon vagal afferent input…
Read MoreInvolvement of TRPV1 Channels in Energy Homeostasis
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6079260/ Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018; 9: 420. Published online 2018 Jul 31. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00420 PMCID: PMC6079260 PMID: 30108548 Involvement of TRPV1 Channels in Energy Homeostasis Stewart Christie,1 Gary A. Wittert,1,2 Hui Li,1,2 and Amanda J. Page1,2,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Go to: Abstract The ion channel TRPV1 is involved in a wide range…
Read More5 Tips To Improve Your Microbiome
Some tips for improving all of the bacteria that work for you! Fruits and vegetable, of course. Resistant starch. ie. legumes and starches that have been refrigerated(?!) High fiber content food. Exercise, of course. Probiotics, Fermented foods – like sauerkraut or kimchi. 5 Things You Can Do to Make Your Microbiome Healthier Look after your…
Read MoreUnnecessary Medical Care In The U. S. System
Unnecessary care. It’s a real problem! Not only wasteful but possibly leads to injury. This article is 5 years old, but I’m reviewing it for the writing project I’m doing. The one that got me thinking, however, was a study of more than a million Medicare patients. It suggested that a huge proportion had received…
Read MoreMast Cell-Mediated Mechanisms of Nociception
This is an exhaustive look at the different mechanisms involved in mast cell activation and how they might relate to different pain conditions. Mast cells are released with acupuncture needling and can contribute to positive feedback loops to quash hyper sensitivity and auto immune conditions. This article has mast cells playing a role in pain…
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