Crosstalk between Acupuncture and NF- κB in Inflammatory Diseases.

Crosstalk between Acupuncture and NF-κB in Inflammatory Diseases. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2020;2020:7924985 Authors: Luo D, Liu L, Huang Q, Zhang HM, Yu ZM, Hu M, Li JX, Liang FX, Chen R Abstract Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years and concerned as a typical alternative medicine in inflammatory diseases nowadays. The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) transcription factor is an important regulator of inflammation. In this article, we discuss the role of acupuncture in NF-κB pathways and also present the acupoints selection, acupuncture administration, and related inflammation diseases and models from previous studies to bring readers close to a more complete understanding of the mechanisms between acupuncture and NF-κB in inflammatory diseases. PMID: 32595736 [PubMed]
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research