Does acupuncture modulate anti-inflammation via haemorphin in obesity?

Abstract

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic and has become a public health priority for which there is a need for effective treatments. It is recognised as a condition of low-grade systemic inflammation.1 Acupuncture may be a cost-effective approach to the treatment of obesity.2 ,3 However, the question of how acupuncture mechanistically exerts beneficial effects on obesity remains unanswered. A recent report provides evidence of decreased serum haemorphin-7 in obese subjects.4 Haemorphin is a family of endogenous …