Initiation mechanisms of acupuncture effect: a literature review of basic studies
| Autor: | Xue Zhao, Yinan Gong, Sha-sha Ding, Kai Li, Kuo Zhang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Afferent nerves
business.industry 0211 other engineering and technologies 02 engineering and technology Knowledge infrastructure 030205 complementary & alternative medicine 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Complementary and alternative medicine 021105 building & construction Acupuncture Medicine business Neuroscience |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 18:75-82 |
| ISSN: | 1993-0399 1672-3597 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11726-019-1149-0 |
| Popis: | To summarize the research status of the changes in local microenvironment of acupoints caused by acupuncture, provide theoretical guidance for the initiation mechanisms of local acupuncture effect at acupoints. Using acupuncture, acupoint as key words to search China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Academic Journal Full-text Database (Wanfang), Chongqing VIP Database (CQVIP), PubMed and other databases, the representative articles were selected for review. Acupuncture could excite afferent nerves, activate cells, and promote the release of chemical substances like neuropeptide, hormone, cytokines, etc. in the local site of acupoints. Besides, it may cause mechanical deformation of connective tissues, and change chemical ions as well as ion channels. The microenvironment changes around acupoints are crucial to acupuncture effect; the concept of ‘acupoints network’ can be used to objectively describe the local changes around the acupoints after acupuncture. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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