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The Effects of Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture on Parkinson's Disease: Current Status and Future Perspectives for Molecular Mechanisms Publisher Pubmed



Tamtaji OR1 ; Naderi Taheri M2, 3 ; Notghi F4 ; Alipoor R5 ; Bouzari R6 ; Asemi Z1
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  1. 1. Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
  2. 2. Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Deptartment of Community Health and Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Neurology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Cellular Biochemistry Published:2019


Abstract

Among the progressive neurodegenerative disorders, Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common. Different factors have critical role in pathophysiology of PD such as apoptosis pathways, inflammatory cytokines, oxidative stress, and neurotransmitters and its receptors abnormalities. Acupuncture and electroacupuncture were considered as nondrug therapies for PD. Although numerous studies has been conducted for assessing the mechanism underlying electroacupuncture and acupuncture, various principal aspects of these treatment procedures remain not well-known. There have also been few investigations on the molecular mechanism of acupuncture and electroacupuncture therapy effects in PD. This review evaluates the effects of electroacupuncture and acupuncture on the molecular mechanism in PD. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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