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Mechanisms of Acupuncture on the Neurovascular Unit in Migraine: A Narrative Review. [PDF]

Eur J Neurol
ABSTRACT Objective The neurovascular unit (NVU) is a core structural and functional entity involved in migraine pathogenesis. Acupuncture may exert therapeutic effects by protecting NVU integrity. This narrative review aims to summarize the current evidence on the mechanisms by which acupuncture protects the NVU in migraine.
Wang Y, Zhang C, Shen L, Wang Y, Wang X, Song L, Wang L, Zhang N, Ma D, Xiong T.   +9 more
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Knowledge mapping of acupoint sensitization and acupoint specificity: a bibliometric analysis

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023
ObjectiveThe relationship between acupoint sensitization and acupoint specificity is a topic of significant interest in acupuncture research. Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated that needling pain sensitive acupoints yields superior therapeutic ...
Yanfen She, Xiaojun Zheng
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Acupoint Sensitivity in Patients with Primary Insomnia and Its Correlation with Polysomnography and Heart Rate Variability: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Nature and Science of Sleep
Xiao-Shuai Yu,1,2 Yi-Ming Liu,1 Wei Pan,1 Xiao-Ying Wang,1 Li-Nan Lin,1 Qiong-Ying Shen,1 Han Zhang,1 Si-Yi Zheng,1 Na Nie,3 Bo Jin,4 Yi Liang,1,3 Ying-Jun Liu,3 Jian-Qiao Fang1,3 1The Third School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical ...
Yu XS, Liu YM, Pan W, Wang XY, Lin LN, Shen QY, Zhang H, Zheng SY, Nie N, Jin B, Liang Y, Liu YJ, Fang JQ   +12 more
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CHRNA3⁺ nociceptors prime the cutaneous sensory interface to enhance electroacupuncture analgesia [PDF]

Chinese Medicine
Background Recent evidence determined that acupoints frequently overlap with regions of referred somatic hypersensitivity induced by visceral disease, a phenomenon known as acupoint sensitization.
Wenjie Xu, Dingdan Zhang, Yuanwei Tang, Ying Wang, Zijie Wang, Hanqing Xi, Xinyan Gao, Bing Zhu, Xiang Cui   +8 more
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Sympathetic-Sensory Coupling as a Potential Mechanism for Acupoints Sensitization

Journal of Pain Research, 2023
Xiang Cui,1 Ziyi Zhang,1,2 Hanqing Xi,1 Kun Liu,1 Bing Zhu,1 Xinyan Gao1 1Department of Physiology, Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100700, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Acupuncture and ...
Xinyan Gao, Xiang Cui
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Skin Temperature of Acupoints in Health and Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Pain Research, 2023
Xuesong Wang,1,* Guang Zuo,1,* Jun Liu,1,2 Juncha Zhang,1,2 Xuliang Shi,1,2 Xisheng Fan,1,2 Xuxin Li,1 Yuanbo Gao,1 Hao Chen,1 Cun-Zhi Liu,3 Yanfen She1,2 1School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Hebei University of Chinese Medicine ...
Xuliang Shi, Xuesong Wang
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Mast cells are important regulator of acupoint sensitization via the secretion of tryptase, 5-hydroxytryptamine, and histamine. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Mast cells (MCs) play a crucial role in mediating the establishment of networks among the circulatory, nervous and immune system at acupoints. However, the changes which occur in MCs during acupoint sensitization, i.e.
Ning Ding, Jing Jiang, Pingping Qin, Qiaoxia Wang, Jiatong Hu, Zhigang Li   +5 more
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Advancing the Understanding of Acupoint Sensitization and Plasticity Through Cutaneous C-Nociceptors

Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2022
Acupoint is the key area for needling treatment, but its physiology is not yet understood. Nociceptors, one of the responders in acupoints, are responsible for acupuncture manipulation and delivering acupuncture signals to the spinal or supraspinal level.
Xiang Cui, Kun Liu, Xinyan Gao, Bing Zhu
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Shared nociceptive dorsal root ganglion neurons participating in acupoint sensitization

Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, 2022
When the body is under pathological stress (injury or disease), the status of associated acupoints changes, including decreased pain threshold. Such changes in acupoint from a “silent” to an “active” state are considered “acupoint sensitization,” which ...
Wanrong Li, Wanrong Li, Wanrong Li, Wanrong Li, Jia Liu, Aiwen Chen, Aiwen Chen, Aiwen Chen, Aiwen Chen, Danqing Dai, Danqing Dai, Danqing Dai, Danqing Dai, Tiantian Zhao, Tiantian Zhao, Tiantian Zhao, Tiantian Zhao, Qiong Liu, Qiong Liu, Qiong Liu, Qiong Liu, Jianren Song, Lize Xiong, Lize Xiong, Lize Xiong, Lize Xiong, Xiao-Fei Gao, Xiao-Fei Gao, Xiao-Fei Gao, Xiao-Fei Gao   +29 more
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Roles of nociceptors in acupoint sensitization: recent advances

针刺研究, 2021
Hyperalgesia and functional plasticity are the important components of acupoint sensitization. Reveal of the neuromechanism of acupoint sensitization may play a positive role in promoting the development of acupuncturology in the world.
XU Wen-jie, CUI Xiang, LIU Kun, ZHU Bing, GAO Xin-yan   +4 more
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