ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023
Research progress on the immunomodulatory mechanism of acupuncture in tumor immune microenvironment.
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- Electro-acupuncture for quality of life during adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer: a randomized trial.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Trial
- Acupuncture combined with immunotherapy for recurrent and metastatic cervical cancer: a pilot RCT protocol.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Trial
- Changes in Glutathione Metabolites and Reactive Oxygen Species from Baseline to Post-Treatment in Breast Cancer Survivors with Psychoneurological Symptoms Receiving Acupuncture.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Atlas-Based Mapping of Traditional Chinese Medicine Effects on Tumor Microcirculation Regulation.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2026Article
- Antitumor effects of acupuncture and moxibustion: from immune modulation to tumor microenvironment remodeling.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Acupuncture in remodeling the tumor microenvironment: current status and challenges.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- Four-dimensional data independent acquisition proteomics and metabolomics reveal mechanisms of hydrogen-rich water at Zusanli (ST36) point against triple-negative breast cancer in mice.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Article
- MT1JP/miR-103a-3p induce pyroptosis and regulate the tumor immune microenvironment in gastric cancer.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of acupuncture on pain intensity and sleep quality in patients with neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- Acupuncture's Immunomodulatory Effects on Macrophages in Allergic Disorders: A Systematic Review.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Review
- Regulatory effects of traditional Chinese medicine on the breast-cancer immune microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Acupuncture treatment of Satoyoshi syndrome: a case report of a rare disease.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Acceptance Scale for Traditional Chinese Medicine Techniques in Cancer Patients: Development and Validation.Patient preference and adherence · 2025Article
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Abstract
With the constantly deeper understanding of individualized precision therapy, immunotherapy is increasingly developed and personalized. The tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) mainly consists of infiltrating immune cells, neuroendocrine cells, extracellular matrix, lymphatic vessel network, etc. It is the internal environment basis for the survival and development of tumor cells. As a characteristic treatment of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture has shown potentially beneficial impacts on TIME. The currently available information demonstrated that acupuncture could regulate the state of immunosuppression through a range of pathways. An effective way to understand the mechanisms of action of acupuncture was to analyze the response following treatment of the immune system. This research reviewed the mechanisms of acupuncture regulating tumor immunological status based on innate and adaptive immunity.
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