Objective\ To study the acupuncture effects on the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA, iNOS product and heat shock protein(HSP) 70 in the mouse macrophages. Methods\ After peritoneal stimulation with steriled paraffin oil for 48h, 24 Kunming mice were randomly divided into 3 groups. They included:electroacupuncture(EA) group, treated with EA; Control 1(C1) group, peritoneal macrophages treated with culture medium for 18h; and control 2(C2) group, treated with neither EA nor culture The macropha...