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KMID : 0869420200180010043
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Journal of Jeahan Oriental Medical Academy
2020 Volume.18 No. 1 p.43 ~ p.46
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Review concerning the role of lateral habenula in inhibitory effects of acupuncture on drug addiction
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Jang Han-Byeol
Kim Hee-Young
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Abstract
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OBJECTIVES : Acupuncture has been used for treatment of disorders such as drug addiction, pain, high blood pressure, and depression. We and others have shown that acupuncture can attenuate drug addiction by acting on mesolimbic dopaminergic system. As an epithalamic structure, lateral habenula (LHb) is associated with reward system and known to be a central hub for aversive behaviors and nociceptive behaviors. Recently Cumulative evidence has been that acupuncture can exert desirable effects through LHb. Thus, this review aimed to study the role of LHb in the acupuncture effects on drug addiction.
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KEYWORD
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Acupuncture, lateral habenula, drug addiction
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