Tag: acupuncture and immune response
Acupuncture attenuates Common Cold
Submitted for consideration. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea Je-Sin Heo,a Su-Young Yang,a Sung-Ah Lim,b Jong-Moo Lee,a Ji-Young Kang,c Seung-Ho Sun,d Hyeong-Geug Kim,c Weechang Kang,e and Jung-Hyo Choc,* Author information Article notes Copyright and License information Disclaimer Go to: Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate beneficial effects of manual acupuncture on common cold periods and its symptoms depended…
Read More[Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease
Ynag JY, Jiang J, Tian HL, Wang ZD, Ren JY, Liu H, Li ZG. [Effect of electroacupuncture on learning-memory ability and expression of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α in hippocampus and spleen in mice with Alzheimer’s disease]. Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2021 May 25;46(5):353-61. Chinese. doi: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.200980. PMID: 34085456. Abstract in English, Chinese Objective: To explore…
Read MoreKey role of CRF (Corticotropin Releasing Factor) in the skin stress response system
I’m stashing this on the blog even though it’s not of immediate pertinence to acupuncture, at least not that I can tell. It looks that the receptors in the skin that are affected by the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal axis, or the stress response. I was curious if there were effects from the skin stress receptors to the…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture regulates inflammatory cytokines by activating the vagus nerve to enhance antitumor immunity in mice with breast tumors, Life Sciences,
This should be a big deal? These animal experiments that look at different immune factors could be irrelevant to humans, but when it comes to cancer, perhaps we should be taking a closer look. Also gratifying that they were able to link it to the vagus nerve and the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus…
Read MoreMast Cell-Mediated Mechanisms of Nociception
This is an exhaustive look at the different mechanisms involved in mast cell activation and how they might relate to different pain conditions. Mast cells are released with acupuncture needling and can contribute to positive feedback loops to quash hyper sensitivity and auto immune conditions. This article has mast cells playing a role in pain…
Read MoreReview Article of High Quality Acupuncture Studies
They cite the neuro-endocrine-immune system as playing a frequent role in acupuncture results. Coincidentally, that is the chapter I’m working on in a writing project I’m doing during sheltering. Chin J Integr Med. 2020 Apr;26(4):310-320. doi: 10.1007/s11655-019-3150-3. Epub 2019 Feb 1. Current Tracking on Effectiveness and Mechanisms of Acupuncture Therapy: A Literature Review of High-Quality…
Read MoreElectroacupuncture for Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020; 2020: 9641904. Published online 2020 Feb 13. doi: 10.1155/2020/9641904 PMCID: PMC7044481 PMID: 32148660 Application of Acupuncture to Attenuate Immune Responses and Oxidative Stress in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: What Do We Know So Far? Yuen-Shan Ho, 1 Fei-Yi Zhao, 2 Wing-Fai Yeung, 1 Gordon Tin-Chun Wong, 3 Hong-Qi Zhang, 4 and Raymond…
Read MoreCestode Parasites and Immunology
This article is related to research and I might as well publish it here. It has to do with my interest in immunology and how acupuncture affects it. Cestodes may give some insight. ttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23058631 Int J Parasitol. 2013 Mar;43(3-4):233-43. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2012.09.005. Epub 2012 Oct 8. Cestode regulation of inflammation and inflammatory diseases. Hernandez JL1, Leung…
Read MoreNeuromodulation, Electric Cures and Acupuncture Are All Methods of Alleviating the Toxic Inflammatory Reflex Involved in to Aging
I searched for this “electric cures” issue of Scientific American for a presentation I’m giving. ( I blogged about it when it came out.) I found a link to a letter to the editor. I wonder whether Tracey has considered that acupuncture may somehow mimic the responses he found. I haven’t tried it, but friends…
Read MoreAcupuncture for Dermatology Conditions
Acupuncture looks promising in itch modulation, in treating atopic dermatitis and herpes zoster pain, and in promoting wound healing. Medical AcupunctureVol. 29, No. 5 Acupuncture and Cutaneous Medicine: Is It Effective? Mary van den Berg-Wolf , and Thomas Burgoon Published Online:1 Oct 2017https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2017.1227 Abstract Background: In China, acupuncture has been used as a form of…
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