ArticleFrontiers in medicine2025
Electroacupuncture improves scopolamine hydrobromide induced dry eye in mice via inhibiting ocular surface inflammation and regulating the HMGB1-related signaling pathways.
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- Research progress in animal models of dry eye disease: Types, mechanisms, and application prospects.Animal models and experimental medicine · 2026Review
- Electroacupuncture Ameliorates Scopolamine-Induced Dry Eye Disease in Mice by Restoring Lacrimal Gland Lipid Homeostasis and Reducing IL-1β/IL-18 Expression.Journal of immunology research · 2026Article
- Acupuncture treatment for Sjögren's syndrome: a narrative review on mechanism of treatment and clinical application.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Mechanism of periocular acupuncture in alleviating dry eye neuropathic pain via regulation of the "periocular acupoint-trigeminal ganglion-ventral posteromedial thalamic nucleus" pathway.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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Abstract
Objective: This study aims to observe the effect of Electroacupuncture (EA) on improving ocular surface inflammation and Results: EA can significantly increase tear flow and reduce corneal staining and corneal stromal inflammation, while also improving the morphologic structure of the cornea and lacrimal glands. The levels of HMGB1, RAGE, TLR2, TLR4, and IL-6 were significantly decreased while IL-10 level was significantly increased after EA treatment, indicating that EA may improve dry eye surface inflammation by inhibiting HMGB1-related signaling pathways. Conclusion: The findings presented in our study demonstrate that EA may improve ocular surface inflammation in mice with DED by inhibiting the HMGB1-related signaling pathways. Therefore, EA may be a potential therapeutic target for DED.
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