Research advances in neurobiological mechanism of acupuncture for amblyopia

Autor:	Zhao-xia Cao, An-Guo Liu, Tian-Tian Zhu, Xing-ke Yan, Chong-bing Ma
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Mental development genetic structures business.industry Mechanism (biology) Cortical neurons Acupuncture treatment eye diseases Electrophysiology Visual cortex medicine.anatomical_structure Complementary and alternative medicine Acupuncture Medicine business Neuroscience
Zdroj:	Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science. 17:278-283
ISSN:	1993-0399 1672-3597
DOI:	10.1007/s11726-019-1118-7
Popis:	Amblyopia greatly affects the physical and mental development of children. Acupuncture is effective for amblyopia, though its mechanism remains unclear. This article summarized the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of amblyopia from the perspectives of morphology of neurons in visual cortex, visual electrophysiology, and molecular biology, etc. It was found that acupuncture may treat amblyopia through repairing the morphological and ultrastructural damages of neurons in visual cortex, promoting the electrical activities in visual pathway and visual cortical neurons, and modulating the synthesis and expression levels of factors involved in visual system. Nevertheless, further studies are required to unveil the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of amblyopia.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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