10/23/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Acupuncture has been linked to improvements in depressive behavior. Researchers, in a study published in the journal BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, proved that this health benefit has to do with acupuncture’s effect on the ERK signaling pathway.
The researchers concluded that acupuncture’s antidepressant effect is brought about by the improvements it causes to the ERK signaling pathway.
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Journal Reference:
Zhang X, Song Y, Bao T, Yu M, Xu M, Guo Y, Wang Y, Zhang C, Zhao B. ANTIDEPRESSANT-LIKE EFFECTS OF ACUPUNCTURE INVOLVED THE ERK SIGNALING PATHWAY IN RATS. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2016;16(1). DOI: 10.1186/s12906-016-1356-x
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