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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Itch: Peripheral and Central Mechanisms.

Yi Tang, Shirui Cheng, Jin Wang, Yin Jin, Haodong Yang, Qihui Lin, Sanmei Xu, Lin Hui, Quanying Yin, Ying Yang and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Brain connectivity changes associated with acute sleep deprivation: a systematic review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025
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  6. Evidence based therapeutic and assessment techniques to rehabilitate post stroke dysphagia patients-A systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yi TangGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Shirui ChengGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Jin WangGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yin JinGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Haodong YangGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Qihui LinGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Sanmei XuGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Lin HuiGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Quanying YinGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Ying YangGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Xi WuGraduate School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the widespread clinical use of acupuncture in the treatment of pruritus caused by psoriasis, urticaria, uremic, and other diseases, insights into the mechanism of action of acupuncture are still emerging. For the above reasons, a beneficial effect of acupuncture on pruritus was not recommended or reported in recent clinical practice guidelines. Acupuncture is a kind of physical stimulation, which has the characteristics of multi-channel and multi-target effects. The biomechanical stimulation signal of acupuncture needling can be transformed into bioelectric and chemical signals; interfere with kinds of cells and nerve fibers in the skin and muscle; alter signaling pathways and transcriptional activity of cells, mediators, and receptors; and result in inhibition of peripheral and central transmission of pruritus. Available mechanistic data give insights into the biological regulation potency of acupuncture for pruritus and provide a basis for more in-depth and comprehensive mechanism research.

Indexed as

acupuncture-therapyitch (pruritus)neurobiologic mechanismsperiphery and centerreview

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PMID35431769
PMCPMC9005788
OpenAlexW4220858413

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