{"id":68,"date":"2022-10-21T01:41:32","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T01:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsygordonacupuncture.com\/harvard-study-finds-acupuncture-quiets-cytokine-storm-in-mice\/"},"modified":"2023-08-31T22:29:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T22:29:07","slug":"harvard-study-finds-acupuncture-quiets-cytokine-storm-in-mice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsygordonacupuncture.com\/harvard-study-finds-acupuncture-quiets-cytokine-storm-in-mice\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard study finds acupuncture quiets cytokine storm in mice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/betsygordonacupuncture.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/12_file.png\" alt=\"Can acupuncture treat systemic inflammation? | Portland Acupuncture\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Exciting new research!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve seen how acupuncture can reduce inflammation in <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/full\/10.1177\/0964528418818705?fbclid=IwAR1DAKJHHJ-HIBFN9csbL_Om2ffVKZG9FjzdNSoWUS8lZFr3hpuYMR_dcqA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>chronic asthma<\/u><\/a>, <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-017-16031-y#Abs1\">pain conditions<\/a><\/u>, <a href=\"https:\/\/parkinsonsnewstoday.com\/2018\/12\/13\/brain-inflammation-reduced-parkinsons-chinese-herbal-medicine-study\/?fbclid=IwAR1akYaSHVrILNmedXNxQL90fLoAzzra-PaHwGqSpAhoBD4JBiN-Y0m0m2U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/u><\/a>, and more. Now, a team of neuroscientists have used acupuncture to calm acute systemic inflammation in mice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cytokine storm is associated with an array of diseases and many of you will recognize this term from your own recent research &#8211; it can occur as a complication of COVID-19. Cytokines are signalling proteins which control cellular activity in immune and inflammatory responses(1) and cytokine storm refers to a runaway inflammatory immune response which can be fatal or cause long term organ damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When mice received acupuncture, they experienced a greater chance of surviving cytokine storm, and fared better than those who did not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the research summary in the Harvard Gazette <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2020\/08\/study-reveals-acupuncture-affects-disease-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the full study in Neuron <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/neuron\/fulltext\/S0896-6273(20)30532-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Betsy Gordon Acupuncture in Portland, Oregon specializes in <a href=\"https:\/\/betsygordonacupuncture.com\/holistic-dermatology-portland-or\/\">holistic dermatology<\/a> and the treatment of digestive, autoimmune, and allergic conditions. 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