Acupuncture mechanism and redox equilibrium.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
; 2014: 483294, 2014.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-25097658
ABSTRACT
Oxidative stress participates in the pathological process of various diseases. Acupuncture is a component of the health care system in China that can be traced back for at least 3000 years. Recently, increased evidences indicate that acupuncture stimulation could reduce oxidative damage in organisms under pathological state, but the exact mechanism remains unclear. This review focuses on the emerging links between acupuncture and redox modulation in various disorders, such as vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and hypertension, ranging from redox system, antioxidant system, anti-inflammatory system, and nervous system to signaling pathway. Although the molecular and cellular pathways studies of acupuncture effect on oxidative stress are preliminary, they represent an important step forward in the research of acupuncture antioxidative effect.
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En
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
Year:
2014
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Article
Affiliation country:
Netherlands Antilles