Wang Guangjun, Litscher Daniela, Tian Yuying, Gaischek Ingrid, Jia Shuyong, Wang Lu, Zhang Weibo, Litscher Gerhard
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, 16 Nanxiaojie, Dongzhimennei, Beijing 100700, China.
Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and TCM Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, Graz 8036, Austria.
Medicines (Basel). 2014 Nov 20;1(1):56-63. doi: 10.3390/medicines1010056.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory, acupuncture effects are based on the integrity function of meridians. Meridians are thought to regulate body function through the normal flow of qi and/or blood. Disturbances in this flow are thought to cause disease, and acupuncture techniques are believed to cure disease by regulating this flow. However, it is still difficult to understand the exact meaning of qi and to evaluate the activation of meridians. Thus, more and more attention has been focused on the relationship of acupuncture and circulation.
In this narrative review, the authors focus on the state of the art in acupoint activation, microcirculation response, and on investigation of mast cells, based on current literature research.
Altogether, 52 references are cited and discussed critically. A schematic diagram of the relationship between acupuncture stimulation, changes of microcirculation and mast cells is presented as result.
The block diagram presented in this review article shows that mast cells might play an important role in circulation response after acupoint stimulation.
根据中医理论，针刺效应基于经络的完整功能。经络被认为通过气和/或血的正常运行来调节身体功能。这种运行的紊乱被认为会导致疾病，而针刺技术被认为通过调节这种运行来治愈疾病。然而，仍然难以理解气的确切含义以及评估经络的激活情况。因此，越来越多的关注集中在针刺与循环的关系上。
在这篇叙述性综述中，作者基于当前的文献研究，重点关注穴位激活、微循环反应以及肥大细胞研究的现状。
共引用并批判性地讨论了52篇参考文献。结果呈现了针刺刺激、微循环变化和肥大细胞之间关系的示意图。
这篇综述文章中呈现的框图表明，肥大细胞可能在穴位刺激后的循环反应中发挥重要作用。
