| AA | Adjuvant arthritis |
| acupoints | Acupuncture points |
| Ado | Adenosine |
| ACU | Acupuncture |
| ARL67156 | 6-N,N-Diethyl-β-γ-dibromomethylene-d-adenosine-5′-triphosphate |
| ATP | Adenosine triphosphate |
| CCI | Chronic constriction injury |
| CCPA | 2-Chloro-N6-cyclopentyladenosine |
| CFA | Complete Freund’s adjuvant |
| CGRP | Calcitonin gene related peptide |
| CPM | Chlorprophenpyridamine maleate |
| CRO | Cromolyn |
| CTMC | Connective tissue mast cells |
| CWP | Ca2+ wave propagation |
| Ddo | Deamindiamine oxidase |
| DIDS | 4,4′-Diisothiocyano-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid |
| DMSO | Dimethyl sulfoxide |
| eATP | Extracellular ATP |
| ELISA | Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay |
| exo-ATP | Exogenous ATP |
| GSMTX4 | M-theraphotoxin-Gr1a |
| HMGB1 | High mobility group box 1 protein |
| HC067047 | (2-Methyl-1-[3-(4-morpholinyl)propyl]-5-phenyl-N-[3-(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] -1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide |
| HMC-1 | Human Mast Cell Line 1 |
| ICAM-1 | Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 |
| IR | Infrared |
| MCs | Mast cells |
| MCP-1 | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 |
| MMC | Mucosal mast cells |
| MRS2211 | Calbiochem,2-[(2-Chloro-5-nitrophenyl)azo]-5-hydroxy-6-methyl-3-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]-4-pyridinecarboxaldehyde sodium salt |
| Pyrid. | 2-pyridineethanamine dihydrochlorid |
| RBL-2H3 | Rat alkaline leukemia mast cell line |
| RNA | Ribonucleic Acid |
| RT-PCR | Real-time polymerase chain reaction |
| SA | Stretch-activated |
| SACs | Stretch-activated chloride channels |
| SCF | Stem cell factor |
| SKF96365 | 1-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-[3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]ethyl]imidazole hydrochloride |
| SP | Substance P |
| TCM | Traditional Chinese medicine |
| TLR4 | Toll-like receptor 4 |
| TRPV | Transient receptor potential vanilloid |
| VIP | Vasoactive intestinal peptide |
| List of Acupoints Name and Code | |
| Feishu acupoint | BL13 |
| Heding acupoint | EX-LE2 |
| Yanglinquan acupoint | GB34 |
| Hegu acupoint | LI4 |
| Neiguan acupoint | PC6 |
| Weishu acupoint | BL21 |
| Zusanli acupoint | ST36 |