Does expression levels of the hypothalamic AMPK gene determine the responsiveness of the rats to electroacupuncture-induced analgesia?
The present results demonstrated that levels of AMPK gene expression in the rat hypothalamus determine the individual differences in the sensitivity to EA analgesia. Thus, our findings provide a clinically useful evidence for the application of acupuncture or EA for analgesia.
Endovascular treatment of infective aortic pathology provides an early survival benefit; however, concerns over on-going graft infection remain.