Neurobiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture

• Acupuncture-Evoked Response in Somatosensory and Prefrontal Cortices Predicts Immediate Pain Reduction in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Yumi Maeda, Norman Kettner, Jeungchan Lee, Jieun Kim, Stephen Cina, Cristina Malatesta, Jessica Gerber, Claire McManus, Jaehyun Im, Alexandra Libby, Pia Mezzacappa, Leslie R. Morse, Kyungmo Park, Joseph Audette, and Vitaly Napadow
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 795906, 13 pages
• Placebo Acupuncture Devices: Considerations for Acupuncture Research, Dan Zhu, Ying Gao, Jingling Chang, and Jian Kong
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 628907, 9 pages
• Hypothalamus-Related Resting Brain Network Underlying Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Primary Hypertension, Hongyan Chen, Jianping Dai, Xiaozhe Zhang, Kai Wang, Shuhua Huang, Qingtian Cao, Hong Wang, Yuhong Liang, Chuanying Shi, Mengyuan Li, Tingting Ha, Lin Ai, Shaowu Li, Jun Ma, Wenjuan Wei, Youbo You, Zhenyu Liu, Jie Tian, and Lijun Bai
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 808971, 9 pages
• Acupuncture Effect and Central Autonomic Regulation, Qian-Qian Li, Guang-Xia Shi, Qian Xu, Jing Wang, Cun-Zhi Liu, and Lin-Peng Wang
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 267959, 6 pages
• fMRI Evidence of Acupoints Specificity in Two Adjacent Acupoints, Hua Liu, Jian-Yang Xu, Lin Li, Bao-Ci Shan, Bin-Bin Nie, and Jing-quan Xue
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 932581, 5 pages
• Visceral Nociceptive Afferent Facilitates Reaction of Subnucleus Reticularis Dorsalis to Acupoint Stimulation in Rats, Liang Li, Lingling Yu, Peijing Rong, Hui Ben, Xia Li, Bing Zhu, and Rixin Chen
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 931283, 7 pages
• Neurobiological Foundations of Acupuncture: The Relevance and Future Prospect Based on Neuroimaging Evidence, Lijun Bai and Lixing Lao
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 812568, 9 pages
• Effects of Moxa Smoke on Monoamine Neurotransmitters in SAMP8 Mice, Huanfang Xu, Baixiao Zhao, Yingxue Cui, Min Yee Lim, Ping Liu, Li Han, Hongzhu Guo, and Lixing Lao
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 178067, 6 pages
• Enhanced Antidepressant-Like Effects of Electroacupuncture Combined with Citalopram in a Rat Model of Depression, Jian Yang, Yu Pei, Yan-Li Pan, Jun Jia, Chen Shi, Yan Yu, Jia-Hui Deng, Bo Li, Xiao-Li Gong, Xuan Wang, Xiao-Min Wang, and Xin Ma
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 107380, 12 pages
• Modulation of Brain Electroencephalography Oscillations by Electroacupuncture in a Rat Model of Postincisional Pain, Jing Wang, Jing Wang, Xuezhu Li, Duan Li, Xiao-Li Li, Ji-Sheng Han, and You Wan
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 160357, 11 pages
• Long-Term Stimulation with Electroacupuncture at DU20 and ST36 Rescues Hippocampal Neuron through Attenuating Cerebral Blood Flow in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats, Gui-Hua Tian, Kai Sun, Ping Huang, Chang-Man Zhou, Hai-Jiang Yao, Ze-Jun Huo, Hui-Feng Hao, Lei Yang, Chun-Shui Pan, Ke He, Jing-Yu Fan, Zhi-Gang Li, and Jing-Yan Han
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 482947, 10 pages
• Spinal Serotonergic and Opioid Receptors Are Involved in Electroacupuncture-Induced Antinociception at Different Frequencies on ZuSanLi (ST 36) Acupoint, Chi-Chung Kuo, Huei-Yann Tsai, Jaung-Geng Lin, Hong-Lin Su, and Yuh-Fung Chen
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 291972, 10 pages
• The Possible Neuronal Mechanism of Acupuncture: Morphological Evidence of the Neuronal Connection between Groin A-Shi Point and Uterus, Chun-Yen Chen, Rey-Shyong Chern, Ming-Huei Liao, Yung-Hsien Chang, Jung-Yu C. Hsu, and Chi-Hsien Chien
  Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 429186, 13 pages