Review of the mechanism of essential hypertension treated by acupuncture

The relevant literature of pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) and the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment of EH was retrieved from January 1, 1999 to February 28, 2018 in the CNKI and PubMed databases, and aimed to summarize and explore the mechanism of antihypertensive by acupunctur...

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Published inZhōngguó zhēnjiǔ Vol. 39; no. 2; p. 224
Main Authors Wang, Jing, Niu, Jian-Fei, Li, Guan-Hui, Zhao, Xiao-Feng
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 12.02.2019
Subjects
acupuncture
vascular function
nerve-endocrine-immune system
review
essential hypertension
mechanism of action
electroacupuncture
oxidative stress
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Summary:The relevant literature of pathogenesis of essential hypertension (EH) and the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment of EH was retrieved from January 1, 1999 to February 28, 2018 in the CNKI and PubMed databases, and aimed to summarize and explore the mechanism of antihypertensive by acupuncture.It has been found that acupuncture exerts antihypertensive effect by coordinating multi-system, multi-target, multi-layer adjustment mechanism, such as acupuncture inhibiting of central and peripheral sympathetic nerve activity, rejusting immune system and expression of inflammatory response factors, regulating the balance of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS), improving vascular structure and function, the anti-oxidative stress and promoting autophagy.
ISSN:0255-2930
DOI:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2019.02.031