针刺治疗高血压神经-内分泌-免疫机制研究进展

针刺疗法通过穴位良性双向调节及穴位脏腑相关性的途径,不仅可调节血压,而且可调节各脏腑机能状态,因此针刺辅助治疗高血压在靶器官保护方面有其特色。本文搜集了10年来针刺治疗高血压的临床和基础研究的文献,从神经-内分泌-免疫三方面阐释了针刺对高血压靶器官保护作用的可能机制,提出了目前针刺在该领域研究存在的问题及解决办法。

Progress in the Research of Neuroendocrine-immunological Mechanism of Acupuncture in Regulating Blood Pressure and Protecting Target Organs in Hypertension

By ways of favorable bi-directionally-regulative effect of acupoint stimulation and close correlation between acupoints and Zangfu-organs, acupuncture therapy can effectively regulate both blood pressure and functional activities of the corresponding viscera. Hence, acupuncture therapy, as a complementary method for hypertension, has its characteristics in protecting target organs. In the present paper, the authors review the progress in acupuncture treatment of hypertension in recent ten years from the studies of clinical treatment and animal experiments; analyze the underlying mechanism of acupuncture in protecting target organs of hypertension from the neuro-endocrine-immune network. Moreover, the authors point out some existing problems and put forward a few suggestions about acupuncture research in this field.