TNF and asthma: Wei et al. [61] demonstrated that acupuncture at GV14, BL12 and BL13 was effective in the suppression of airway hyper-responsiveness, inhibition of total leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and eosinophil counts in bronchoalveolar lavage, as well as TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-5 and eotaxin secretion in the serum of an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced murine asthma model.