YaPing Liu, LiYue Cao, Jing Liu, ZhongYuan Zhang, Pu Fan, Yan Zhu, ShuYing Zhang, Yun Gu, Qian Li, Ying Xiong
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore the influence mechanism of Tuina on anxiety-like behavior in immature rats with allergic airway inflammation (AAI). METHODS: A total of 27 Sprague-Dawley male rats (aged ∼5 weeks) were divided randomly into control, AAI, and AAI with Tuina groups (9 rats per group). The anxiety-like behavior was assessed by an open field test and elevated plus-maze test. Allergic airway inflammation was assessed based on the pathological score of the lung, plasma ovalbumin-specific immunoglobulin E, interleukin 4, interleukin 5, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels...
June 9, 2023: Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics