title: [Progress of experimental studies on the underlying mechanism of acupuncture treatment of migraine].
abstract: Migraine is a common problem in clinic, characterized by bilateral impulsive severe headache with some autonomic and neurological symptoms. Acupuncture is effective for relieving headache. In the present paper, the authors review recent development of experimental researches on the mechanism underlying acupuncture-induced improvement of migraine from: 1) inhibiting neurogenic inflammation, 2) improving cerebro-microcirculation, and 3) regulating vasoactive substances. The authors also point out that the theory of voltage-gated ion channel has provided a new reference for further study about the effect of acupuncture on voltage-gated ion channel of migraine animal models.
authors.affiliation: College of Acu-moxibustion and Tuina, Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. dengzhuqing11@163.com
authors.forename: Zhu-Qing
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000818:Animals; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D051381:Rats