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ArticleInternational journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology2018

Acupuncture for alcohol use disorder.

Pei Chen, Jing Li, Xiao Han, Dennis Grech, Ming Xiong, Alex Bekker, Jiang-Hong Ye

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Article in International journal of physiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Pei ChenDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Jing LiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Xiao HanDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Dennis GrechDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Ming XiongDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Alex BekkerDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Jiang-Hong YeDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Physiology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a common medical and social problem, affecting about 240 million people in the world. To address this major health concern, the currently available treatments for AUD need to be improved. Acupuncture, a popular form of complementary and alternative therapy, is emerging as an effective treatment for AUD. This review summarizes how preclinical and clinical studies are related to the application of acupuncture for AUD. These studies suggest that if used correctly, acupuncture may effectively reduce alcohol intake, attenuate alcohol withdrawal syndrome, and rebalance AUD-induced maladaptation in neurotransmitters and hormones in related brain areas. The progress of research in this field is at an early stage. Future investigations with rigorous design and carefully constructed protocols are still needed.

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Alcohol abusealcohol withdrawalcomplementary and alternative medicinenegative reinforcement

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PMID29593851
PMCPMC5871630
OpenAlexW3000439987

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