Acupuncture influences multiple diseases by regulating gut microbiota
Author: Huimin Xu#1,2, Yingzhe Luo#3, Qiaoqi Li#1, Hong Zhu1
Affiliation:
1 Department of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
2 Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
3 Department of Oncology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Conference/Journal: Front Cell Infect Microbiol
Date published: 2024 Jul 8
Other:
Volume ID: 14 , Pages: 1371543 , Special Notes: doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1371543. , Word Count: 102
Acupuncture, an important green and side effect-free therapy in traditional Chinese medicine, is widely use both domestically and internationally. Acupuncture can interact with the gut microbiota and influence various diseases, including metabolic diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, mental disorders, nervous system diseases, and other diseases. This review presents a thorough analysis of these interactions and their impacts and examines the alterations in the gut microbiota and the potential clinical outcomes following acupuncture intervention to establish a basis for the future utilization of acupuncture in clinical treatments.
Keywords: acupuncture; gastrointestinal disease; gut microbiota; mental disorders; metabolic disease; nervous system disease.
PMID: 39040602 PMCID: PMC11260648 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1371543
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