Review of the mechanism of essential hypertension treated by acupuncture.
10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.02.031
- Author:
Jing WANG
1
;
Jian-Fei NIU
1
;
Guan-Hui LI
1
;
Xiao-Feng ZHAO
2
Author Information
1. Graduate School of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
2. The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
acupuncture;
electroacupuncture;
essential hypertension;
mechanism of action;
nerve-endocrine-immune system;
oxidative stress;
review;
vascular function
- MeSH:
Acupuncture Therapy;
Antihypertensive Agents;
Essential Hypertension;
therapy;
Humans;
Oxidative Stress;
Renin-Angiotensin System
- From:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
2019;39(2):224-228
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The relevant literature of pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) and the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment of EH was retrieved from January 1, 1999 to February 28, 2018 in the CNKI and PubMed databases, and aimed to summarize and explore the mechanism of antihypertensive by acupuncture.It has been found that acupuncture exerts antihypertensive effect by coordinating multi-system, multi-target, multi-layer adjustment mechanism, such as acupuncture inhibiting of central and peripheral sympathetic nerve activity, rejusting immune system and expression of inflammatory response factors, regulating the balance of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), improving vascular structure and function, the anti-oxidative stress and promoting autophagy.
