ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2020
Neuromechanism of acupuncture regulating gastrointestinal motility.
Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 56 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy of Acupuncture in Postoperative Recovery for Gastrointestinal Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of Abdominal Acupuncture in Poststroke Constipation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis With Trial Sequential Analysis.Brain and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on early postoperative pain and recovery: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Brain Activities Responding to Acupuncture at ST36 (Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Acupuncture for functional gastrointestinal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2021Pooled it
- Acupuncture for Relieving Abdominal Pain and Distension in Acute Pancreatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical Efficacy of Abdominal Massage Combined With Moxibustion for Treatment of Chronic Constipation in Elderly Patients.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2026Trial
- The efficacy of acupressure in managing opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Trial
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- A phase 1/2 pilot study of acupuncture and moxibustion at Zusanli (ST36) as a prophylactic treatment in middle-aged and elderly individuals.Frontiers of medicine · 2025Article
- Application of traditional Chinese medicine integrated therapy based on Tuina and herbal medicine in pediatric diarrhea.World journal of gastroenterology · 2025Review
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- Electroacupuncture attenuates intestinal epithelial ferroptosis in inflammatory bowel disease via Piezo1-mediated mitochondrial homeostasis.Chinese medicine · 2025Article
- Research Progress of Acupuncture in Disease Management through Autonomic Nerve System Modulation.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Review
- Acupoint massage: a comprehensive descriptive review of its forms, applications, and underlying mechanisms.Chinese medicine · 2025Review
- Long-term electroacupuncture for low anterior resection syndrome in postoperative rectal cancer patients: case reports.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Localization of brain networks activated by acupuncture at anatomically adjacent acupoints in healthy participants: neuroimaging evidence and implications for migraine and stroke.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Evaluating the clinical application and effect of acupuncture therapy in anal function rehabilitation after low-tension rectal cancer surgery.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
- Nurse-delivered acupressure on early postoperative gastrointestinal function among patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Article
- Acupuncture as multi-targeted therapy for the multifactorial disease obesity: a complex neuro-endocrine-immune interplay.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years and has become more widely accepted by doctors and patients around the world. A large number of clinical studies and animal experiments have confirmed that acupuncture has a benign adjustment effect on gastrointestinal (GI) movement; however, the mechanism of this effect is unclear, especially in terms of neural mechanisms, and there are still many areas that require further exploration. This article reviews the recent data on the neural mechanism of acupuncture on GI movements. We summarize the neural mechanism of acupuncture on GI movement from four aspects: acupuncture signal transmission, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system, the enteric nervous system, and the central nervous system.
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