title: [Inflammatory reaction caused by acupuncture is one of the initial factors of acupuncture effect].
abstract: The modern studies indicate that there is a close relationship between mast cells and the acupuncture effect, and acupuncture can activate mast cells to induce a series of vascular reaction and immunological effect. The authors hold that acupuncture is a kind of nociceptive stimulus, which can cause inflammatory reaction in the sites of acupuncture, and then further activate the nerve-endocrine-immune network to cause the cascade amplification of the acupuncture effect. The inflammatory reaction induced by acupuncture is one of the initial factors of acupuncture effect.
authors.affiliation: Research Center of Experimental Acupuncture and Moxibustion Sciences, Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yang-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Li-Ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D009412:Nerve Fibers / Q000276:immunology*; D015213:Neuroimmunomodulation; D012867:Skin / Q000276:immunology