title: [Mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion on symptoms of neurology].
abstract: There is some evidence for the efficacy of acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in symptoms of neurology (pain, anxietas, depression and motor ability), but the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion remain unclear. We examined the remediation mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion on symptoms (pain, anxietas, depression and motor ability). Some of papers reported that the serotonin and dopamine was increased in brain by the acupuncture and moxibustion. In addition, the treatments of acupuncture and drug reported less depression intensity than the drug only. These results suggest that the serotonin and dopamine in brain was improved by the acupuncture and moxibustion, and acupuncture and drug therapy may be more effective on symptoms (pain, anxietas, depression, motor ability) than drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Meiji University of Integrative Medicine.
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Shunsaku
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sahara
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naitoh
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D009071:Moxibustion; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine