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| Title |
The Hypotensive Role of Acupuncture in Hypertension: Clinical Study and Mechanistic Study
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, May 2020
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00138 |
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| Authors |
Hao Fan, Jing-Wen Yang, Li-Qiong Wang, Jin Huang, Lu-Lu Lin, Yu Wang, Na Zhang, Cun-Zhi Liu |
| Abstract |
As a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acupuncture has the potential to lower blood pressure (BP) in patients with hypertension. Emerging evidence indicates that the acupuncture-induced inhibition of high BP occurs through the activation of the pathway in the afferent, central, and efferent pathways. An increasing number of studies have demonstrated that acupuncture not only activates distinct brain regions under conditions of hypertension caused by an imbalance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems but also modulates neurotransmitters in related brain regions to alleviate the autonomic response. The activity of these pathways can be assessed by injecting agonists or inhibitors or by performing neurotomy. This review focuses on the clinical and mechanistic studies of acupuncture in modulating BP, which might provide a neurobiological foundation for the effects of acupuncture. Although many mechanisms underlying the effects of acupuncture on cardiovascular function have been identified, further investigation is warranted. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Philippines | 1 | 11% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 51 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 51 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 4% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 32 | 63% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 16% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 3 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 33 | 65% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 June 2022.
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#2,945
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#150,508
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#68
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