Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

The Role and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture for Neurological Diseases 2021


Publishing date
01 Jan 2022
Status
Published
Submission deadline
10 Sep 2021

Lead Editor

1Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, China

2Wayne State University, Detroit, USA

3Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China

4Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, China


The Role and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture for Neurological Diseases 2021

Description

We are facing the impact of an aging population on a global scale. Neurological diseases are among the most complex and challenging pathologies in this era. Therapeutic methods for these diseases include medication and non-medication therapies. Regrettably, there are few reliable and effective therapies for most neurological diseases.

Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that EA, a technique that integrates electrical stimulation and acupuncture, could exert beneficial effects on cerebral vascular diseases. Moreover, it has positive effects in fighting against neurodegenerative diseases, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and tumors of the central nervous system. However, the concrete mechanism of EA treatment for neurological diseases still remains unclear. Thus, a better illumination of the molecular mechanisms involved in EA treatment for such diseases can have a crucial impact on exploring novel and effective targets.

The aim of this Special Issue is to collate original research and review articles on this topic. We also welcome clinical studies studying the mechanisms of various novel therapies for neurological diseases. In this Special Issue, we focus on the role and mechanisms of electroacupuncture (EA) for neurological diseases to provide evidence that EA might be a promising therapeutic method for such diseases.

Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:

  • Molecular mechanisms of EA for cerebral vascular diseases therapy
  • Molecular mechanisms of EA treatment for neurodegenerative diseases therapy
  • Molecular mechanisms of EA treatment for brain tumours
  • Molecular mechanisms of EA treatment for brain injury
  • Molecular mechanisms of EA treatment for spinal cord injury
  • Molecular mechanisms of complementary and alternative medicine interventions for stroke (e.g., massage, cupping, chinese medicine herbs, etc.)
  • Molecular mechanisms of rehabilitation medicine interventions for stroke (e.g., transcranial electric stimulation (TES), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), etc.)

Articles

  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 8534466
  • - Research Article

Effects of Noninvasive Low-Intensity Focus Ultrasound Neuromodulation on Spinal Cord Neurocircuits In Vivo

Ye-Hui Liao | Mo-Xian Chen | ... | Li-Juan Ao
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 1418616
  • - Research Article

Scalp Acupuncture and Treadmill Training Inhibits Neuronal Apoptosis through Activating cIAP1 in Cerebral Ischemia Rats

Qiang Tang | Tao Ye | ... | Luwen Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 3056963
  • - Research Article

Electroacupuncture Preconditioning Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Acute Phase of Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion in Rats by Regulating Iron Metabolism Pathways

Runyu Liang | Qiang Tang | ... | Luwen Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 1116126
  • - Research Article

Motor Imagery-Based Brain-Computer Interface Combined with Multimodal Feedback to Promote Upper Limb Motor Function after Stroke: A Preliminary Study

Yi-Qian Hu | Tian-Hao Gao | ... | Rong-Rong Lu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 3671800
  • - Review Article

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain on the Non-Motor Cortex: An Evidence Mapping of Systematic Reviews

Yaning Zang | Yongni Zhang | ... | Yi Zhu
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 3051750
  • - Research Article

Effect of Executive Dysfunction on Posture Control and Gait after Stroke

Huixian Yu | Qianqian Zhang | ... | Hao Zhang
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 7992688
  • - Research Article

Electroacupuncture Synergistically Inhibits Proinflammatory Cytokine Production and Improves Cognitive Function in Rats with Cognitive Impairment due to Hepatic Encephalopathy through p38MAPK/STAT3 and TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathways

Jiling Huang | Zhigang Gong | ... | Songhua Zhan
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 6497568
  • - Research Article

GDF-15 Suppresses Atherosclerosis by Inhibiting oxLDL-Induced Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation in Macrophages

Hong Huang | Zhongli Chen | ... | Qiang Meng
  • Special Issue
  • - Volume 2021
  • - Article ID 9567056
  • - Research Article

Aconitine Induces TRPV2-Mediated Ca2+ Influx through the p38 MAPK Signal and Promotes Cardiomyocyte Apoptosis

Chunai Yang | Xiaoyan Zeng | ... | Yangshan Fu
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