Research Progress on the Mechanism of the Acupuncture Regulating Neuro-Endocrine-Immune Network System
| Autor: | Jiahao Lin, Huihao Xu, Kai Fan, Yipeng Jin, Jingwen Cui, Wanrong Song, Degui Lin, Zhihui Hao |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
General Veterinary business.industry Mechanism (biology) Veterinary medicine Immune network Conventional treatment mechanism Systems approaches Traditional Chinese medicine Review neuro-endocrine-immune network Cell function microenvironment 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine SF600-1100 Acupuncture Medicine bidirectional regulation business Neuroscience 030217 neurology & neurosurgery acupuncture |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Sciences Veterinary Sciences, Vol 8, Iss 149, p 149 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2306-7381 |
| Popis: | As one of the conventional treatment methods, acupuncture is an indispensable component of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Currently, acupuncture has been partly accepted throughout the world, but the mechanism of acupuncture is still unclear. Since the theory of the neuro-endocrine-immune network was put forward, new insights have been brought into the understanding of the mechanism of acupuncture. Studies have proven that acupuncture is a mechanical stimulus that can activate local cell functions and neuroreceptors. It also regulates the release of related biomolecules (peptide hormones, lipid hormones, neuromodulators and neurotransmitters, and other small and large biomolecules) in the microenvironment, where they can affect each other and further activate the neuroendocrine-immune network to achieve holistic regulation. Recently, growing efforts have been made in the research on the mechanism of acupuncture. Some researchers have transitioned from studying the mechanism of acupuncture as a single linear pathway to using systems approaches, including metabolomics, genomics, proteomics and biological pathway analysis. This review summarizes the research progress on the neuro-endocrine-immune network related mechanism of acupuncture and discusses its current challenges and future directions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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