Acupuncture modulates the Neuro-Endocrine-Immune network.
Author: Shasha D, Shouhai H, Chao W, Yi G, Zhankui W, Yuan X.
Affiliation:
From College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin,China.
Conference/Journal: QJM.
Date published: 2013 Oct 8
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Word Count: 109
As a nonspecific physical stimulation, the effect of acupuncture on diseases is produced by motivating the inherent regulatory system in the body, having the characteristics of whole regulation, dual directional regulation etc. Modern scientific researches show that body's inherent regulatory system is Neuro-Endocrine-Immune (NEI) network. So we speculate that the regulatory effect of acupuncture may be produced through its regulation of NEI network. In this paper, we reviewed the recent researches about acupuncture's effect on the NEI network" to find out the evidence of acupuncture adjusting NEI network and provide some evidences for revealing the mechanism of acupuncture.
KEYWORDS:
acupuncture, endocrine system, immune system, nervous system, neuro-endocrine-immune network
PMID: 24106314
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