Nature: Acupuncture is no longer "metaphysics"!

Acupuncture, as a precious legacy of the Chinese nation, has benefited thousands of patients with illnesses.
The ancient Chinese people used acupuncture methods for health care and physical fitness a long time ago
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Said the master of acupuncture doctors in health technology "Yellow Emperor" , " start work " , "coffin - Nishun" Cloud: " stage a thorn that is not living too

Acupuncture, as a precious legacy of the Chinese nation, has benefited thousands of patients with illnesses.

Recently, researchers from Harvard Medical School, the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, and Fudan University published an article in " Nature " entitled "A neuroanatomical basis for electroacupuncture to drive the vagaladrenal axis" , in which they clarified that acupuncture activates a specific The neuroanatomical principles of the signaling pathway determine that acupuncture activates this specific signaling pathway to trigger the subpopulation of neurons that must exist for the anti-inflammatory response

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 One of the core ideas of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of diseases in Chinese medicine is to regulate the physiological state of other remote parts by stimulating specific parts of the body (acupoints).

Describe PROKR2 neurons

Describe PROKR2 neurons

There have been studies found that acupuncture modernization model - electro-shock therapy, which has the effect of regional specificity: when electric acupuncture effective in the hind area, but to no avail in the abdominal area of electric acupuncture Shique
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Therefore, it is speculated that the difference in the unique sensory neurons between the body regions may cause the difference in this response

There have been studies found that acupuncture modernization model - electro-shock therapy, which has the effect of regional specificity: when electric acupuncture effective in the hind area, but to no avail in the abdominal area of electric acupuncture Shique

In this study, the researchers verified this hypothesis through a series of experiments on mice

Next, the researchers found in mice lacking sensory neurons that electrical stimulation ( ES ) could not activate the hindbrain vagus nerve - adrenal axis; and light-based stimulation directly targeted these sensory neurons in the deep fascia tissue of the hind limbs , You can drive the vagus nerve - adrenal axis

Low-intensity electrical stimulation ( ES ) requires PROKR2ADV neurons to drive the vagus nerve - adrenal anti-inflammatory axis

Low-intensity electrical stimulation ( ES ) requires PROKR2ADV neurons to drive the vagus nerve - adrenal anti-inflammatory axis

In addition, the researchers also found that the distribution pattern of PROKR2Cre neurons can be used to predict whether ES intensity will produce areas of the body with anti-inflammatory defects
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The results showed that there were more neurons in the front muscles of the hind limbs than neurons in the back muscles, which resulted in a stronger response to electroacupuncture in the front area of ​​the hind limbs

In addition, the researchers also found that the distribution pattern of PROKR2Cre neurons can be used to predict whether ES intensity will produce areas of the body with anti-inflammatory defects

Anti-inflammatory effect on the need for innervating nerves in deep tissues

Anti-inflammatory effect on the need for innervating nerves in deep tissues

Regarding the next research direction, researcher Ma pointed out that " Although this research was done in mice, the basic distribution of neurons in the evolutionary history of biology may be conservative, including mammals (including humans)
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The next important task will be to switch from mice to clinical tests of electroacupuncture on humans, to study the inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
, for example .
" In addition, Ma also said that the team is interested in exploring other Signal pathways stimulated by acupuncture are of interest in treating diseases of excessive inflammation
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Regarding the next research direction, researcher Ma pointed out that " Although this research was done in mice, the basic distribution of neurons in the evolutionary history of biology may be conservative, including mammals (including humans)
.
The next important task will be to switch from mice to clinical tests of electroacupuncture on humans, to study the inflammation caused by SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus
, for example .
" In addition, Ma also said that the team is interested in exploring other Signal pathways stimulated by acupuncture are of interest in treating diseases of excessive inflammation
.
 

In short, this research provides "the first neuroanatomical explanation on the selectivity and specificity of acupoints
.
" It tells us the important parameters related to acupuncture: the specific location of acupuncture, the depth of acupuncture and the intensity of acupuncture
.

In short, this research provides "the first neuroanatomical explanation on the selectivity and specificity of acupoints
.
" It tells us the important parameters related to acupuncture: the specific location of acupuncture, the depth of acupuncture and the intensity of acupuncture
.

For the traditional technique of acupuncture and moxibustion, the use of modern science and technology to strongly prove its effect and unique advantages in disease treatment is an affirmation of acupuncture and moxibustion , which has trans-age significance
.
It is believed that in the near future, acupuncture and moxibustion technology can be used in the treatment and diagnosis of more diseases
.
 

For the traditional technique of acupuncture and moxibustion, the use of modern science and technology to strongly prove its effectiveness and unique advantages in disease treatment is an affirmation of acupuncture and has trans-age significance
.
It is believed that in the near future, acupuncture and moxibustion technology can be used in the treatment and diagnosis of more diseases
.
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[1]https://doi.
org/10.
1038/s41586-021-04001-4

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