2023,
Frontiers in Immunology.
DOI:
10.3389/fimmu.2023.1147718
The immunomodulatory mechanisms for acupuncture practice
Meng Wang
, Weili Liu
, Jiayi Ge
, Shenbin Liu
Abstract:
The system physiology approaches that emerge in western countries in recent years echo the holistic view of ancient Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practices that deal with the root, rather than only the symptoms of diseases. Particularly, TCM practices, including acupuncture, emphasize the mobilization of self-healing mechanisms to bring back body homeostasis. Acupuncture has been practiced for over two thousand years to modulate body physiology via stimulation at specific body regions (acupoints). With the development of various research on acupuncture therapy, its regulatory effect on the immune system has been gradually recognized, especially on immunological diseases, including infectious and allergic diseases. In this study, we reviewed the immunomodulatory mechanism of acupuncture and systematically integrates existing research to respectively elucidate the modulatory mechanisms of acupuncture on the innate immune system, adaptive immune system, and well-known neuroanatomical mechanisms, including intact somatosensory-autonomic reflex pathway. With the advances made in recent systems physiology studies, we now have a great opportunity to gain insight into how acupuncture modulates immunity, and subsequently improves its efficacy.
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缘起：昨天跟同事聊起，他得了一种比较奇怪的病-面肌炎，跟自身免疫疾病有关，医生给他开了抗病毒的药物，特别提到对不同的穴位用针灸进行治疗。我一直也觉得中医和免疫系统应该是想通的，需要科学的解释。所以，想找一篇针灸和免疫相关的文献看看。
文献中，提到针灸是一种安全有效的调节人体免疫系统的医疗实践。需要针灸基于与现代西医不同的系统，因此当前的研究重点是针灸的作用和相关的神经生物学机制。本文对针灸的免疫调节机制进行综述，系统整合现有研究成果，阐明针灸对先天性和适应性免疫反应的调节作用，以及针灸免疫调节神经解剖学机制，包括完整的自主反射途径。这对于针灸医学的普及具有重要意义。
比较惭愧的是，文章我还没细读。最近在读免疫书，希望能加深一些人体免疫系统如何具体运行的理解。