ReviewNeural regeneration research2018
Acupuncture and neuroregeneration in ischemic stroke.
Review in Neural regeneration research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
58 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 95 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture treatment of vascular cognitive impairment through peripheral nerve stimulation pathway: a scoping review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture in the treatment of post-stroke cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
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- Efficacy of acupuncture therapy for post-stroke fatigue: a systematic review and Meta-analysis.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of acupuncture in Parkinson's disease with dysphagia.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Cellular and Molecular Targets for Non-Invasive, Non-Pharmacological Therapeutic/Rehabilitative Interventions in Acute Ischemic Stroke.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Revealing the Neuroimaging Mechanism of Acupuncture for Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review.Neural plasticity · 2022Pooled it
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- Effect of Acupuncture on the p38 Signaling Pathway in Several Nervous System Diseases: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Pooled it
- Wake-Promoting Effect of Bloodletting Puncture at Hand Twelve Jing-Well Points in Acute Stroke Patients: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Trial
- Acupuncture for Poststroke Dysphagia: An NTS-Centered Hypothesis-Generating Framework Linking the Brainstem Swallowing Network, Neuroimmune Regulation, and Vagal Anti-Inflammatory Signaling.Brain and behavior · 2026Review
- Symptom and Functional Clusters Regarding Patient-Reported Outcome Measures and Associated Factors Among Patients with Stroke: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Decoding spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: mechanistic breakthroughs and disruptive revolution in pharmacological treatment.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Electroacupuncture Alleviates Brain Injury Through Vagus Nerve Activation and Gut Microbiota in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Non-invasive neuroregulation techniques applied to patients with consciousness disorders: a narrative review.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2026Review
- Deciphering the disease ecosystem of ischemic stroke via multi-omics and prospects for therapeutic strategies.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- [Electroacupuncture combined with rehabilitation training improves neurological function of mice with cerebral ischemia by promoting astrocyte transdifferentiation].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025Article
- Combined therapy of human amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells and scalp acupuncture alleviates brain damage in a rat model of cerebral palsy.IBRO neuroscience reports · 2025Article
- [Electroacupuncture pretreatment alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats by inhibiting ferroptosis through the gut-brain axis and the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Acupuncture is potentially beneficial for post-stroke rehabilitation and is considered a promising preventive strategy for stroke. Electroacupuncture pretreatment or treatment after ischemic stroke by using appropriate electroacupuncture parameters generates neuroprotective and neuroregenerative effects that increase cerebral blood flow, regulate oxidative stress, attenuate glutamate excitotoxicity, maintain blood-brain barrier integrity, inhibit apoptosis, increase growth factor production, and induce cerebral ischemic tolerance.
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