ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2014
Acupuncture mechanism and redox equilibrium.
Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effectiveness of different acupuncture therapies for perimenopausal syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of electroacupuncture on myocardial protection and postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2024Pooled it
- Acupuncture for comorbid depression and insomnia in perimenopause: A feasibility patient-assessor-blinded, randomized, and sham-controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Acupuncture Treatment.Medical acupuncture · 2023Article
- Effect of acupuncture on the energy metabolism of dogs with intervertebral disk disease and cervical disk herniation: A pilot study.Veterinary research communications · 2023Article
- Semi-Individualized Acupuncture for Insomnia Disorder and Oxidative Stress: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.Nature and science of sleep · 2021Article
- Effects of Acupuncture on Oxidative Stress Amelioration via Nrf2/ARE-Related Pathways in Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
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- The Mechanism of Acupuncture in Treating Essential Hypertension: A Narrative Review.International journal of hypertension · 2019Review
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- Role of Acupuncture in the Management of Severe Acquired Brain Injuries (sABIs).Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2018Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
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Abstract
Oxidative stress participates in the pathological process of various diseases. Acupuncture is a component of the health care system in China that can be traced back for at least 3000 years. Recently, increased evidences indicate that acupuncture stimulation could reduce oxidative damage in organisms under pathological state, but the exact mechanism remains unclear. This review focuses on the emerging links between acupuncture and redox modulation in various disorders, such as vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease, and hypertension, ranging from redox system, antioxidant system, anti-inflammatory system, and nervous system to signaling pathway. Although the molecular and cellular pathways studies of acupuncture effect on oxidative stress are preliminary, they represent an important step forward in the research of acupuncture antioxidative effect.
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