The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies
This review reports on recent findings concerning the effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) on stem cell mobilization and differentiation, in particular with regard to neurogenesis. Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of over 2,500 years and is becoming more popular worldwide....
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| author | Tsung-Jung Ho Tzu-Min Chan Li-Ing Ho Ching-Yuan Lai Chia-Hsien Lin Iona Macdonald Horng-Jyh Harn Jaung-Geng Lin Shinn-Zong Lin M.D., Ph.D. Yi-Hung Chen Ph.D. |
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| description | This review reports on recent findings concerning the effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) on stem cell mobilization and differentiation, in particular with regard to neurogenesis. Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of over 2,500 years and is becoming more popular worldwide. Evidence has demonstrated that acupuncture may be of benefit in stroke rehabilitation, parkinsonism, dementia, and depression. This article reviews recent studies concerning the effects of acupuncture/EA on stem cell mobilization and on progenitor cell proliferation in the CNS. The reviewed evidence indicates that acupuncture/EA has beneficial effects in several neurodegenerative diseases, and it may prove to be a nondrug method for mobilizing stem cells in the CNS. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da5da2352c114c53a2c65d2e0c6557ac2022-12-21T18:42:35ZengSAGE PublishingCell Transplantation0963-68971555-38922014-05-012310.3727/096368914X678463The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic StudiesTsung-Jung Ho0Tzu-Min Chan1Li-Ing Ho2Ching-Yuan Lai3Chia-Hsien Lin4Iona Macdonald5Horng-Jyh Harn6Jaung-Geng Lin7Shinn-Zong Lin M.D., Ph.D.8Yi-Hung Chen Ph.D.9Division of Chinese Medicine, Tainan Municipal An-Nan Hospital, China Medical University, Tainan, TaiwanEverfront Biotech Inc., New Taipei City, TaiwanDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Health Industry Management, Kainan University, Taoyuan, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, TaiwanSchool of Chinese Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Immunology, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanGraduate Institute of Acupuncture Science, China Medical University, Taichung, TaiwanThis review reports on recent findings concerning the effects of acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) on stem cell mobilization and differentiation, in particular with regard to neurogenesis. Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of over 2,500 years and is becoming more popular worldwide. Evidence has demonstrated that acupuncture may be of benefit in stroke rehabilitation, parkinsonism, dementia, and depression. This article reviews recent studies concerning the effects of acupuncture/EA on stem cell mobilization and on progenitor cell proliferation in the CNS. The reviewed evidence indicates that acupuncture/EA has beneficial effects in several neurodegenerative diseases, and it may prove to be a nondrug method for mobilizing stem cells in the CNS.https://doi.org/10.3727/096368914X678463 |
| spellingShingle | Tsung-Jung Ho Tzu-Min Chan Li-Ing Ho Ching-Yuan Lai Chia-Hsien Lin Iona Macdonald Horng-Jyh Harn Jaung-Geng Lin Shinn-Zong Lin M.D., Ph.D. Yi-Hung Chen Ph.D. The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies Cell Transplantation |
| title | The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies |
| title_full | The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies |
| title_fullStr | The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies |
| title_short | The Possible Role of Stem Cells in Acupuncture Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Literature Review of Basic Studies |
| title_sort | possible role of stem cells in acupuncture treatment for neurodegenerative diseases a literature review of basic studies |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368914X678463 |
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