ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2021
Effects of Acupuncture on Oxidative Stress Amelioration via Nrf2/ARE-Related Pathways in Alzheimer and Parkinson Diseases.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of acupuncture on oxidative stress in animal models of vascular dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- An overview of systematic reviews of acupuncture for Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Research trends of ferroptosis and pyroptosis in Parkinson's disease: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Global Trend in the Research and Development of Acupuncture Treatment on Parkinson's Disease From 2000 to 2021: A Bibliometric Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Nutritional Interventions and Acupuncture-Based Strategies for Exercise-Induced Fatigue and Recovery: Mechanisms and Integrative Perspectives.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Decoding spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage: mechanistic breakthroughs and disruptive revolution in pharmacological treatment.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Non-pharmacological strategies for the management of Alzheimer's disease.Dementia & neuropsychologia · 2026Review
- Acupuncture's Regulatory Role in Glial Cells and Their Interactions for Antidepressant Effects: A Review of Research Progress.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Review
- Acupoint stimulation by microneedle alleviates motor dysfunction through modulating striatal dopamine and choline levels and reducing neuroinflammation in the Parkinson's disease mouse model.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2025Article
- Combining acupuncture and mesenchymal stem cell therapy offers promise as a treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.World journal of stem cells · 2025Review
- Electroacupuncture Attenuates High-Fat Diet-Exacerbated Alzheimer's Pathology by Enhancing TFEB/TFE3-Mediated Autophagic Clearance of Tau and NLRP3 Inflammasome in 3xTg Mice.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- Electro-Acupuncture Therapy Alleviates Post-Stroke Insomnia by Regulating Sirt1 and the Nrf2-ARE Pathway.Neuromolecular medicine · 2025Article
- Electroacupuncture alleviates Parkinson's disease by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome pathway.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Visualization of Microcirculation at Acupoints in vivo of Alzheimer's Disease Animal Model with Photoacoustic Microscope: A Pilot Study.Journal of Alzheimer's disease reports · 2024Article
- Electroacupuncture ameliorates cerebrovascular impairment in Alzheimer's disease mice via melatonin signaling.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Recent Advances in Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treatment of Podocyte Injury.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2022Review
- Acupuncture for Parkinson's disease: targeting programmed cell death mechanisms and therapeutic prospects.Frontiers in neurologyReview
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Abstract
Oxidative stress is responsible for the pathogeneses of various diseases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, impaired DNA repair, and cellular damage followed by oxidative stress contribute to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer disease (AD) and Parkinson disease (PD). Acupuncture is a traditional therapy that has been practiced for >3000 years in Asia. Many studies have demonstrated that acupuncture has notable antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, and antiapoptotic effects. However, the exact mechanism remains unclear. Nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2) is crucial in regulating the redox equilibrium. Activated Nfr2 translocates into the nucleus, binds to the antioxidant response element (ARE), and initiates antioxidative enzyme transcription. In this review, we demonstrated the effects of acupuncture on oxidative stress amelioration in AD and PD animal models through Nrf2/ARE pathway activation and Nrf2/ARE-related pathway regulation. Thus, acupuncture could be a therapeutic option for AD and PD.
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