Electroacupuncture prevents endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury via a cyclooxygenase-2-dependent mechanism: A randomized controlled crossover trial

Seung Min Kathy Lee; Hyun Soo Kim; Jimin Park; Jong Shin Woo; Jungtae Leem; Jun Hyeong Park; Sanghoon Lee; Hyemoon Chung; Jung Myung Lee; Jin-Bae Kim; Woo-Shik Kim; Kwon Sam Kim; Weon Kim

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0178838

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Electroacupuncture prevents endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury via a cyclooxygenase-2-dependent mechanism: A randomized controlled crossover trial

Seung Min Kathy Lee ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Min Kathy Lee, Hyun Soo Kim

Affiliations Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4478-3081

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Hyun Soo Kim ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Seung Min Kathy Lee, Hyun Soo Kim

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jimin Park,

Affiliation Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jong Shin Woo,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jungtae Leem,

Affiliation Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jun Hyeong Park,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sanghoon Lee,

Affiliations Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Hyemoon Chung,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jung Myung Lee,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Jin-Bae Kim,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Woo-Shik Kim,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kwon Sam Kim,

Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Weon Kim

* E-mail: mylovekw@hanmail.net

Affiliations East-West Medical Research Institute, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Electroacupuncture prevents endothelial dysfunction induced by ischemia-reperfusion injury via a cyclooxygenase-2-dependent mechanism: A randomized controlled crossover trial

Seung Min Kathy Lee,
Hyun Soo Kim,
Jimin Park,
Jong Shin Woo,
Jungtae Leem,
Jun Hyeong Park,
Sanghoon Lee,
Hyemoon Chung,
Jung Myung Lee,
Jin-Bae Kim

Published: June 7, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178838

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