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Neural Acupuncture Unit: A New Concept for Interpreting Effects and Mechanisms of Acupuncture
Zhang‐Jin Zhang, Xiao-Min Wang, Gráinne McAlonan
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2012) Vol. 2012, pp. 1-23
Open Access | Times Cited: 243

Showing 1-25 of 243 citing articles:

The Anti-Inflammatory Actions and Mechanisms of Acupuncture from Acupoint to Target Organs via Neuro-Immune Regulation
Ningcen Li, Yi Guo, Yinan Gong, et al.
Journal of Inflammation Research (2021) Vol. Volume 14, pp. 7191-7224
Open Access | Times Cited: 113

Understandings of acupuncture application and mechanisms.
Jaung‐Geng Lin, Peddanna Kotha, Yi‐Hung Chen
PubMed (2022) Vol. 14, Iss. 3, pp. 1469-1481
Closed Access | Times Cited: 85

2022 WSAVA guidelines for the recognition, assessment and treatment of pain
Beatriz P. Monteiro, B. Duncan X. Lascelles, Joanna C. Murrell, et al.
Journal of Small Animal Practice (2022) Vol. 64, Iss. 4, pp. 177-254
Open Access | Times Cited: 85

Chemobrain: A critical review and causal hypothesis of link between cytokines and epigenetic reprogramming associated with chemotherapy
Xiaomin Wang, Brian Walitt, Leorey N. Saligan, et al.
Cytokine (2015) Vol. 72, Iss. 1, pp. 86-96
Open Access | Times Cited: 169

IL-10 Cytokine Released from M2 Macrophages Is Crucial for Analgesic and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture in a Model of Inflammatory Muscle Pain
Morgana Duarte da Silva, Franciane Bobinski, K. Sato, et al.
Molecular Neurobiology (2014) Vol. 51, Iss. 1, pp. 19-31
Open Access | Times Cited: 146

Neurobiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture for Some Common Illnesses: A Clinician's Perspective
Kwokming James Cheng
Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies (2013) Vol. 7, Iss. 3, pp. 105-114
Open Access | Times Cited: 121

Acupuncture for the Treatment of Animal Pain
Bonnie Wright
Veterinary Clinics of North America Small Animal Practice (2019) Vol. 49, Iss. 6, pp. 1029-1039
Closed Access | Times Cited: 97

Acupuncture treatment modulates the corticostriatal reward circuitry in major depressive disorder
Zengjian Wang, Xiaoyun Wang, Jian Liu, et al.
Journal of Psychiatric Research (2016) Vol. 84, pp. 18-26
Open Access | Times Cited: 95

The local twitch response during trigger point dry needling: Is it necessary for successful outcomes?
Thomas Perreault, James Dunning, Raymond Butts
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2017) Vol. 21, Iss. 4, pp. 940-947
Open Access | Times Cited: 92

Acupuncture for chemotherapy-associated insomnia in breast cancer patients: an assessor-participant blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial
Jialing Zhang, Zongshi Qin, Tsz Him So, et al.
Breast Cancer Research (2023) Vol. 25, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 40

Electroacupuncture restores maternal separation-induced glutamatergic presynaptic deficits of the medial prefrontal cortex in adulthood
Xiaorong Zheng, Yuanjia Zheng, Zhe Zhai, et al.
Neuroscience (2025)
Closed Access | Times Cited: 1

A 6-week randomized controlled trial with 4-week follow-up of acupuncture combined with paroxetine in patients with major depressive disorder
Shanshan Qu, Yong Huang, Zhang‐Jin Zhang, et al.
Journal of Psychiatric Research (2013) Vol. 47, Iss. 6, pp. 726-732
Closed Access | Times Cited: 83

Acupuncture points can be identified as cutaneous neurogenic inflammatory spots
Do‐Hee Kim, Yeonhee Ryu, Dae Hyun Hahm, et al.
Scientific Reports (2017) Vol. 7, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 82

Electro-acupuncture at LI11 and ST36 acupoints exerts neuroprotective effects via reactive astrocyte proliferation after ischemia and reperfusion injury in rats
Jing Tao, Yi Zheng, Weilin Liu, et al.
Brain Research Bulletin (2015) Vol. 120, pp. 14-24
Closed Access | Times Cited: 68

Historical perspectives on using sham acupuncture in acupuncture clinical trials
Stephen Birch, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae‐Hun Kim, et al.
Integrative Medicine Research (2021) Vol. 11, Iss. 1, pp. 100725-100725
Open Access | Times Cited: 56

The neuro-immune microenvironment of acupoints—initiation of acupuncture effectiveness
Yinan Gong, Ningcen Li, Zhongxi Lv, et al.
Journal of Leukocyte Biology (2020) Vol. 108, Iss. 1, pp. 189-198
Closed Access | Times Cited: 52

Plausible Mechanism of Sham Acupuncture Based on Biomarkers: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Tae‐Hun Kim, Myeong Soo Lee, Stephen Birch, et al.
Frontiers in Neuroscience (2022) Vol. 16
Open Access | Times Cited: 29

Comprehensive landscape-style investigation of the molecular mechanism of acupuncture at ST36 single acupoint on different systemic diseases
Xiaojing Fan, Yunlong Liu, Shanshan Li, et al.
Heliyon (2024) Vol. 10, Iss. 4, pp. e26270-e26270
Open Access | Times Cited: 7

Laser acupuncture to reduce temporomandibular disorder (TMD) symptoms: systematic review and meta-analysis
Paôla Caroline da Silva Mira, Ana Cristina Soares Caruso França Biagini, Marília Goulardins Gomes, et al.
Lasers in Medical Science (2024) Vol. 39, Iss. 1
Closed Access | Times Cited: 7

A Systematic Review of Experimental and Clinical Acupuncture in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
Giovanna Franconi, Luigi Manni, Sven Schröder, et al.
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2013) Vol. 2013, pp. 1-7
Open Access | Times Cited: 70

Local cutaneous nerve terminal and mast cell responses to manual acupuncture in acupoint LI4 area of the rats
Meiling Wu, Dongsheng Xu, Wanzhu Bai, et al.
Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy (2015) Vol. 68, pp. 14-21
Open Access | Times Cited: 61

A pilot controlled trial of a combination of dense cranial electroacupuncture stimulation and body acupuncture for post-stroke depression
Sui‐Cheung Man, Ben H B Hung, Roger Ng, et al.
BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2014) Vol. 14, Iss. 1
Open Access | Times Cited: 60

Acupuncture Point Specificity
Jingjing Xing, Bai‐Yun Zeng, Juan Li, et al.
International review of neurobiology (2013), pp. 49-65
Closed Access | Times Cited: 58

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