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RE: Chinese Pseudoscience #1: Acupuncture 针刺 - Part 2: Research
I read everyone's stuff some of the time. ;) I don't comment often. It's just a time constraint thing.
I wouldn't worry about the mouses pain response, only that adenosine was released. That's the interesting observation. The activation of the A3 adenosine receptor is thought to be involved in the human pain response as well (there are a variety of publications discussing this).
At this point I think the more interesting avenue of study is the stimulation of that adenosine pathway. Acupuncture is largely forgettable.
Yep, if it can replace the opioid as a leading pain relief then nothing but goodness has come from those little critters!
Time, and a significant amount of research will tell if those dreams can come true.