Regulation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and immunologic function contributed to the anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture in the OVA-induced murine asthma model

•We evaluated the regulatory role of acupuncture in airway inflammation and the HPA axis activity in murine asthma model.•Our results demonstrated that acupuncture was effective in suppression of AHR and airway inflammation in serum.