ArticleJournal of pain research2025
Ginger Moxibustion Activates TRPV1 to Modulate the Locus Coeruleus-Spinal Cord-Uterus Pathway and Alleviates Primary Dysmenorrhea in Rats.
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Objective: To investigate the effect of ginger moxibustion at "Shenque" (CV8) and "Guanyuan" (CV4) acupoints on primary dysmenorrhea (PD) rats and explore the possible anti-inflammatory and analgesic mechanism. Methods: Forty female Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into five groups: blank group (BG), model group (MG), ginger moxibustion group (GMG), antagonist capsazepine group (CPZG), and ibuprofen group (IG). PD models were established via cold stimulation combined with estradiol benzoate and oxytocin administration. GMG received ginger moxibustion, CPZG was pretreated with CPZ before ginger moxibustion, and IG received ibuprofen via gavage. Post-intervention, rat pain thresholds and writhing scores were measured; uterine pathology was observed via HE staining; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), immunohistochemistry (IHC), immunofluorescence (IF), and Western blotting (WB) were used to measure relevant biomarkers. Results: Ginger moxibustion significantly elevated pain thresholds and reduced writhing scores (vs MG, Conclusion: Ginger moxibustion at "Shenque" (CV8) and "Guanyuan" (CV4) acupoints exerts synergistic analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects by activating the TRPV1 channels in acupoint areas, initiating the bidirectional regulation of the locus coeruleus-spinal cord-uterus norepinephrine (NE) pathway, and inducing M2 polarization of macrophages.
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