Mechanism of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on polycystic ovary syndrome

• Published in: Zhēncì yánjiū Vol. 45; no. 2; p. 164
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shi Ke, He, Hui, Gao, Wei Bin, Wu, Xiao Ke, Zhang, Duo Jia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Chinese
• Published: China 25.02.2020
• Subjects: Acupuncture Points; Female; Humans; Polycystic Ovary Syndrome; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Vagus Nerve; Vagus Nerve Stimulation; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Auricular acupuncture; Depression; Insulin resistance; Vagus nerve; Ovary innervation; PCOS neural regulation
• ISSN: 1000-0607
• DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.1802616

Non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (ta-VNS) is established on the basis of auricular acupuncture and the principle of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). The results of the comparative study of 4 indications of VNS show that ta-VNS achieves almost the equivalent effect as VNS. Moreover, the ta-VNS is advantageous at safety, economy and portability. Regarding the clinical prevention and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), it is still controversial for the effect of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy including auricular acupuncture. Moreover, it is the difficulty for the principle of acupoint selection and the treatment mechanism of this therapy to be in line with modern medicine. As neuroendocrine disease, PCOS and the ovary, its target organ are all associated with the vagus nerve. It is a new idea to introduce the ta-VNS in treatment of PCOS by regulating the reproductive and endocrinal disturbance of PCOS in terms of vagus nerve and improving the acupuncture and moxibustion