Research Article
Investigating Prescriptions and Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Chronic Stable Angina Pectoris: An Association Rule Mining and Network Analysis Study
Table 5
The potential mechanisms of acupuncture on CSAP.
| Acupoints | Beneficial effects | Potential mechanisms | Ref. # |
| PC6, HT5 | Delay the process of plaque instability, reduce the incidence of malignant cardiovascular events | Reduce the serum content of matrix metalloproteinase-9(MMP-9) | [15] | PC6, HT5 | Stabilize atherosclerotic plaque | Decrease volume and the equivalent block of coronary artery calcified plaque (CACP) | [23] | PC6 | Vasodilatation, lowering blood pressure, inhibiting platelet adhesion and aggregation, maintaining normal cardiac output, controlling collateral circulation opening, adjusting tissue perfusion, and protecting myocardial perfusion | Decrease endothelin (ET) and increase nitric oxide (NO) | [16] | PC6, HT5 | Improve the tension of the cardiac autonomic nervous system | Increase heart rate variability (HRV) | [24] | PC6 | Improve the prognosis of CSAP | Decrease neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) | [25] | PC6, RN17, HT6, SP10, LR3 | Reduce inflammatory response | Reduce the content of C-reactive protein (CRP) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) | [14] |
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