Discussion of mechanism on acupoint embedding for obesity.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2018.03.025
- Author:
Lishu CHEN
1
,
2
;
Dawei WANG
3
;
Yonghua ZHAO
4
Author Information
1. Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China
2. Ningbo College of Health Sciences, Ningbo 315100, Zhejiang Province.
3. Guangdong Provincial Hospital of TCM.
4. Faculty of Chinese Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao 999078, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupoint embedding;
adipose tissue;
inflammation reaction;
obesity
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Points;
Adipose Tissue;
physiopathology;
Humans;
Immunity, Innate;
Inflammation;
therapy;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Obesity;
therapy
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2018;38(3):319-323
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To explore the mechanism of acupoint embedding for obesity based on the western pathological mechanism of chronic low inflammatory response inducing the imbalance between"promoting inflammation"and"anti-inflammation"in immune reaction, and the pathological nature of deficient healthy and state of evil domination in the TCM theory induced by the"stagnation heat, phlegm heat, dampness heat, stasis heat"on the basis of deficiency. The mechanism may be improving the secretory disorder of adipose tissue and metabolic inflammatory response by the enhanced anti-inflammatory phagocytosis clearance ability in the immune system which is caused by the new inflammatory reaction under the stimulation of innate immune response pattern. The model of"inhibiting chronic low inflammation reaction through the innate immunity"may be an important mechanism of acupoint embedding for obesity.
