Advances in acupuncture interventions for depression caused by chronic pain
10.3969/j.issn.1005-4847.2025.07.013
- VernacularTitle:针刺干预调节慢性疼痛致抑郁的研究进展
- Author:
Fangyi HOU
1
;
Xizhen ZHANG
;
Zifa LI
;
Hao ZHANG
;
Minghui HU
;
Lidan WU
;
Xiwen GENG
;
Xinyu WANG
;
Sheng WEI
Author Information
1. 山东中医药大学中医药创新研究院,济南 250355;山东中医药大学中医药与脑科学研究院,济南 250355;中医药经典理论教育部重点实验室/山东省中医药基础理论创新与应用研究重点实验室/中医药防治重大脑疾病山东省工程研究中心,济南 250355
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
chronic pain;
depression;
acupuncture;
neural circuits;
brain regions
- From:
Acta Laboratorium Animalis Scientia Sinica
2025;33(7):1064-1072
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Chronic pain causes physical suffering and can have major psychological impacts in patients.Chronic pain can induce depressive disorder,and clinical studies have consistently shown that chronic pain and depression frequently co-occur,suggesting the possibility of shared pathogenic mechanisms underlying these conditions.Acupuncture,as an alternative therapy,has been widely used for analgesia and to treat depression,with demonstrated clinical efficacy.The therapeutic mechanism of acupuncture is related to neural and endocrine regulation.This review considers the mechanism of chronic pain accompanied by depression,in relation to the brain regions and neural circuits affected by acupuncture treatment.This review provides a new approach for the treatment of depression caused by chronic pain.
