Acupuncture & Meridian Science Research Center, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Auton Neurosci. 2010 Oct 28;157(1-2):38-41. doi: 10.1016/j.autneu.2010.03.010. Epub 2010 Apr 15.
Acupuncture is probably the most popular alternative therapy practiced in the United States, Europe and many Asian countries. It has been applied clinically for more than 5 thousand years according to the ancient oriental medical theory. A great deal of acupuncture research has been achieved, with particular efforts toward understanding the pain control effects. In addition to the analgesic effect of acupuncture, an increasing number of studies have demonstrated that acupuncture treatment can control autonomic nerve system functions such as blood pressure regulation, sphincter Oddi relaxation, and immune modulation. Although only a limited number of controlled studies have assessed the efficacy of acupuncture, increasing clinical evidences support that EA treatment is effective for various immunological diseases including allergic disorders, infections, autoimmune diseases and immunodifficiency-syndromes. This review will address the mechanism of acupuncture in modulating various immune responses and the relationship between acupuncture mediated immune regulation and neurological involvement.
针刺疗法可能是美国、欧洲和许多亚洲国家最流行的替代疗法。根据古老的东方医学理论，它已经在临床上应用了五千多年。大量的针刺研究已经取得了成果，特别是在理解疼痛控制效果方面。除了针刺的镇痛作用外，越来越多的研究表明，针刺治疗可以控制自主神经系统功能，如血压调节、Oddi 括约肌松弛和免疫调节。尽管只有少数对照研究评估了针刺的疗效，但越来越多的临床证据支持 EA 治疗对各种免疫性疾病包括过敏疾病、感染、自身免疫性疾病和免疫缺陷综合征是有效的。这篇综述将讨论针刺调节各种免疫反应的机制，以及针刺介导的免疫调节与神经学参与之间的关系。
