Modulation of Acupuncture on Cell Apoptosis and Autophagy

Joint Authors

Chen, Rui
Liang, Fengxia
Luo, Dan

Source

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Issue

Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-11, 11 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2017-11-27

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

11

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Acupuncture has been historically practiced to treat medical disorders by mechanically stimulating specific acupoints.

Despite its well-documented efficacy, its biological basis largely remains elusive.

Recent studies suggested that cell apoptosis and autophagy might play key roles in acupuncture therapy.

Therefore, we searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), aiming to find the potential relationship between acupuncture and cell apoptosis and autophagy.

To provide readers with objective evidence, some problems regarding the design method, acupoints selection, acupuncture intervention measure, and related diseases existing in 40 related researches were shown in this review.

These findings demonstrated that acupuncture has a potential role in modulating cell apoptosis and autophagy in animal models, suggesting it as a candidate mechanism in acupuncture therapy to maintain physiologic homeostasis.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Luo, Dan& Chen, Rui& Liang, Fengxia. 2017. Modulation of Acupuncture on Cell Apoptosis and Autophagy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154707

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Luo, Dan…[et al.]. Modulation of Acupuncture on Cell Apoptosis and Autophagy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154707

American Medical Association (AMA)

Luo, Dan& Chen, Rui& Liang, Fengxia. Modulation of Acupuncture on Cell Apoptosis and Autophagy. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1154707

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1154707