Acupuncture regulates gut microbiota and metabolites in a rat model of chronic migraine - PubMed
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- Acupuncture reduced hyperalgesia and regulated serum levels of brain-gut peptides (5-HT, CGRP, VIP) in a rat model of chronic migraine.
- The study used 16S rDNA sequencing and LC-MS metabolomics to show changes in gut microbiota and metabolites in chronic migraine rats, which were modulated by acupuncture.
- Acupuncture specifically influenced 10 gut microbial genera and 13 fecal metabolites, suggesting gut-brain axis involvement in migraine chronification and acupuncture's analgesic effects.