NING Wen-hua, LI Li, GUO Yang, et al. Development of research on mechanisms of acupuncture intervention and relationship between astrocyte and ischemic stroke[J]. Acupuncture research, 2019, 44(10): 777-780.
NING Wen-hua, LI Li, GUO Yang, et al. Development of research on mechanisms of acupuncture intervention and relationship between astrocyte and ischemic stroke[J]. Acupuncture research, 2019, 44(10): 777-780. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.190158.
Astrocytes are the most abundant cells in the central nervous system
which has been demonstrated to be one of the targets for the treatment of ischemic stroke. Many studies have confirmed that acupuncture can effectively regulate astrocyte activity in ischemic stroke through these approaches:repairing astrocyte morphology structure
regulating energy metabolism
inhibiting excitotoxicity
inhibiting inflammation response and promoting nerve regeneration. In this paper
the authors summarized the relationship between astrocyte and ischemic stroke
and discussed the mechanisms of acupuncture therapy underlying improvement of ischemic stroke. Additionally
the authors also put forward some suggestions about future researches on acupuncture in ischemic stroke.