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ArticlePurinergic signalling2025

Electroacupuncture regulates the P2X

Mi-Mi Wan, Zhang-Yitian Fu, Tuo Jin, Zhuo-Yuan Wang, Xin-Yi Sun, Wei-Ping Gao

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Article in Purinergic signalling, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Mi-Mi Wan *Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-8801
Zhang-Yitian Fu *Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4223-9912
Tuo JinDepartment of Ophthalmology, Kunshan Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2208-8184
Zhuo-Yuan WangInstitute of Liver Diseases, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5159-4732
Xin-Yi SunDepartment of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China. sunxinyi3104@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4403-0431
Wei-Ping GaoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China. 260790@njucm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0370-6503

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82074526Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province No. KYCX23_2138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dry eye (DE) is a prevalent ocular surface disease in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, current medications are ineffective against decreased sensation on the ocular surface. While electroacupuncture (EA) effectively alleviates decreased sensation on ocular surface of DE in patients with T2DM, the neuroprotective mechanism remains unclear. This study explored the pathogenesis and therapeutic targets of T2DM-associated DE through bioinformatics analysis. It further investigated the underlying mechanism by which EA improves decreased sensation on the ocular surface of DE in rats with T2DM. Bioinformatic analysis was applied to annotate the potential pathogenesis of T2DM DE. T2DM and DE was induced in male rats. Following treatment with EA and fluorometholone, comprehensive metrics were assessed. Additionally, the expression patterns of key markers were studied. Key targets such as NLRP3, Caspase-1, and NOD-like receptor signaling may be involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM DE. EA treatment improved ocular measures. Furthermore, EA potently downregulated P2X

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Diabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Dry Eye SyndromesElectroacupunctureNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinReceptors, Purinergic P2X7AnimalsInflammationMaleRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNlrp3 protein, ratReceptors, Purinergic P2X7Dry eyeElectroacupunctureNeurosensory abnormalityP2X7R-NLRP3 inflammatory cascadeType 2 diabetes

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PMID38467962
PMCPMC12454788

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