Research advances in neurobiological mechanism of acupuncture for amblyopia
- VernacularTitle:针刺干预弱视的神经生物学机制研究进展
- Author:
Chong-Bing MA
;
Tian-Tian ZHU
;
An-Guo LIU
;
Zhao-Xia CAO
;
Xing-Ke YAN
- Keywords:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Child;
Amblyopia;
Vision;
Ocular;
Neurobiology;
Review
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2019;17(4):278-283
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Amblyopia greatly affects the physical and mental development of children. Acupuncture is effective for amblyopia, though its mechanism remains unclear. This article summarized the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of amblyopia from the perspectives of morphology of neurons in visual cortex, visual electrophysiology, and molecular biology, etc. It was found that acupuncture may treat amblyopia through repairing the morphological and ultrastructural damages of neurons in visual cortex, promoting the electrical activities in visual pathway and visual cortical neurons, and modulating the synthesis and expression levels of factors involved in visual system. Nevertheless, further studies are required to unveil the mechanism of acupuncture treatment of amblyopia.
