ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2013
The research of acupuncture effective biomolecules: retrospect and prospect.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture for induction of labor in uncomplicated term pregnancies and the role of the acupoint selection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture treatment for idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia: A longitudinal case-control double blinded study.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2017Trial
- Differential physiological responses to electroacupuncture at ST36 and SP6 in CFA-induced inflammatory arthritis: serum metabolomic evidence for acupoint-specific redox regulation.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2026Article
- Effective-Component Compatibility of Bufei Yishen Formula III Combined with Electroacupuncture Suppresses Inflammatory Response in Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease via Regulating SIRT1/NF-BioMed research international · 2022Article
- Acupoint selection for the treatment of dry eye: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2020Article
- Effect of Bufei Yishen Granules Combined with Electroacupuncture in Rats with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease via the Regulation of TLR-4/NF-Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Article
- A New Perspective of Acupuncture: The Interaction among Three Networks Leads to Neutralization.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2019Review
- Mast cell-derived exosomes at the stimulated acupoints activating the neuro-immune regulation.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2017Review
- Topical Application of TAT-Superoxide Dismutase in Acupoints LI 20 on Allergic Rhinitis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2016Article
Corrections and comments
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Acupuncture is an effective, safe and convenient therapy that has been applied for 2,500 years. The acupuncture researches have obtained significant improvement with the technical support of the life sciences and the studies of acupuncture have in turn accelerated the development of biomedical science. The effects of acupuncture influence important physiopathologic and biological activities, including gene expression, protein-protein interactions, and other biological processes. Cerebrospinal fluid, serum, organs, and tissues are reported to be carriers of the biomolecules of the effects of acupuncture. The paper summarized the progress of acupuncture effective biomolecules researches and found that biomolecules play important roles in the mechanism of acupuncture. With the development of omics technologies and translational medicine, the acupuncture research will meet both opportunities and challenges.
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