PMID: Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Jun ;98(26):e16144. PMID: 31261540 Abstract Title: Auricular acupressure for overweight and obese individuals: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Auricular acupressure has been used for treating obesity, but inconsistent outcomes have been reported. Moreover, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have seldom addressed the effects of auricular acupressure and duration of treatment …
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Auricular therapy could be provided to patients with hypertension as an adjunct to antihypertensive drugs for lowering blood pressure.
PMID: Eur J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2020 Jan ;19(1):20-30. Epub 2019 Oct 4. PMID: 31583887 Abstract Title: The effect of auricular therapy on blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Although a number of clinical studies have investigated the effectiveness and safety of auricular therapy for treating hypertension, the overall evidence remains uncertain.AIMS: We …
Auricular acupressure could slow the progression of myopia in children and adolescents.
PMID: Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Oct 24:101067. Epub 2019 Oct 24. PMID: 31672461 Abstract Title: Auricular acupressure for myopia in children and adolescents: A systematic review. Abstract: OBJECTIVES: To identify and assess the evidence showing the efficacy of auricular acupressure alone for myopia in children and adolescents.METHODS: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that were published …
Electroacupuncture could decrease blood sugar and increase insulin sensitivity.
PMID: Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2019 Nov 12 ;39(11):1199-204. PMID: 31724357 Abstract Title: [Effects of electroacupuncture on inflammatory response and intestinal mucosal barrier in obese rats with insulin resistance]. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To observe the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on inflammatory response and intestinal mucosal barrier in obese rats with insulin resistance, and to explore the mechanism …
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Electroacupuncture pre-treatment alleviates cerebral ischemic injury.
PMID: Front Cell Neurosci. 2019 ;13:537. Epub 2019 Dec 6. PMID: 31866829 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture Pretreatment Alleviates Cerebral Ischemic Injury Throughα7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor-Mediated Phenotypic Conversion of Microglia. Abstract: Electroacupuncture (EA) pretreatment alleviates cerebral ischemic injury throughα7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR). We attempted to investigate whether the phenotypic conversion of microglia was involved in the …
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Electroacupuncture at GV16 and LR3 can improve Parkinson’s disease behavioural changes.
PMID: Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2019 Dec 25 ;44(12):873-7. PMID: 31867905 Abstract Title: [Effect of electroacupuncture of"Fengfu"(GV16) and"Taichong"(LR3) on EIF2α-ATF4-GRP78/Bip signaling in substantia nigra of rats with Parkinson's disease]. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on expression of eukaryotic initiation factor 2α (EIF2α), activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4), glucose regulator protein-78 / …
Electroacupuncture intervention can effectively relieve neuropathic pain.
PMID: Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2019 Dec 25 ;44(12):893-7. PMID: 31867909 Abstract Title: [Electroacupuncture relieved neuropathic pain by suppressing L-Arg/NO/cGMP pathway in the lumbar spinal cord in rats with spared nerve injury]. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on changes of expression of L-Arg transporter 2 (CAT-2) mRNA and nitric oxide synthase …
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Electroacupuncture relieves irritable bowel syndrome by regulating IL-18 and gut microbial dysbiosis.
PMID: Am J Chin Med. 2020 Jan 10:1-14. Epub 2020 Jan 10. PMID: 31918565 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture Relieves Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Regulating IL-18 and Gut Microbial Dysbiosis in a Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Post-Inflammatory Animal Model. Abstract: Post inflammatory irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS), a subset of IBS, is characterized by symptoms of visceral pain, bloating, …
Electroacupuncture reduces fibromyalgia pain by downregulating the TRPV1-pERK signalling pathway in the mouse brain.
PMID: Acupunct Med. 2020 Jan 16:acupmed2017011395. Epub 2020 Jan 16. PMID: 31941349 Abstract Title: Electroacupuncture reduces fibromyalgia pain by downregulating the TRPV1-pERK signalling pathway in the mouse brain. Abstract: BACKGROUND: Acupuncture has been clinically recommended as a method of pain relief by the World Health Organization and is widely used by medical doctors. Fibromyalgia (FM) …
Effect of electroacupuncture on relieving central post-stroke pain by inhibiting autophagy in the hippocampus.
PMID: Brain Res. 2020 Jan 24:146680. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PMID: 31987731 Abstract Title: Effect of Electroacupuncture on Relieving Central Post-Stroke Pain by Inhibiting Autophagy in the Hippocampus. Abstract: INTRODUCTION: To explore the underlying mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) treatment on central post-stroke pain (CPSP), and provide basic evidence for the EA treatment on CPSP.METHODS: Firstly, …
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