Electroacupuncture inhibits IL-17/IL-17R and post-receptor MAPK signaling pathways in a rat model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Zhang, XF; Xiang, SY; Lu, J; Li, Y; Zhao, SJ; Jiang, CW; Liu, XG; Liu, ZB; Zhang, J

Liu, ZB (corresponding author), Anhui Univ Chinese Med, Inst Acupuncture & Meridian, Hefei 230038, Anhui, Peoples R China.; Zhang, J (corresponding author), Nantong Univ, Dept Immunol, Med Coll, Nantong 226019, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.

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Abstract

Objective: Interleukin (IL)-17, as a T-helper 17 cell (Th17) cytokine, plays a key role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) pathophysiolog......

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