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The effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies

Sleep is a set of physiological processes mainly under neurobiological regulation that affect several physiological systems, and sleep disorders are a condition where normal sleep patterns are disturbed. Clinical studies have confirmed the effects of acupuncture on sleep duration and quality. Althou...

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Autores principales: Lee, Seri, Kim, Seung-Nam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10442542/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37614343
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1243029
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description Sleep is a set of physiological processes mainly under neurobiological regulation that affect several physiological systems, and sleep disorders are a condition where normal sleep patterns are disturbed. Clinical studies have confirmed the effects of acupuncture on sleep duration and quality. Although many studies have explored the therapeutic effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders, the mechanisms are unclear. We investigated the mechanism of acupuncture efficacy in a rodent model of sleep disorders and evaluated the therapeutic effects of acupuncture treatment. According to our results, sleep disorders are associated with several brain regions and neurotransmitters. Furthermore, this review showed that neurological processes, such as catecholamine and BDNF signaling pathways, can be regulated by acupuncture, which is a crucial aspect of the acupuncture mechanism in sleep disorders.
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spelling pubmed-104425422023-08-23 The effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies Lee, Seri Kim, Seung-Nam Front Neurosci Neuroscience Sleep is a set of physiological processes mainly under neurobiological regulation that affect several physiological systems, and sleep disorders are a condition where normal sleep patterns are disturbed. Clinical studies have confirmed the effects of acupuncture on sleep duration and quality. Although many studies have explored the therapeutic effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders, the mechanisms are unclear. We investigated the mechanism of acupuncture efficacy in a rodent model of sleep disorders and evaluated the therapeutic effects of acupuncture treatment. According to our results, sleep disorders are associated with several brain regions and neurotransmitters. Furthermore, this review showed that neurological processes, such as catecholamine and BDNF signaling pathways, can be regulated by acupuncture, which is a crucial aspect of the acupuncture mechanism in sleep disorders. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10442542/ /pubmed/37614343 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1243029 Text en Copyright © 2023 Lee and Kim. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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title The effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies
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title_full_unstemmed The effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies
title_short The effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies
title_sort effects of acupuncture on sleep disorders and its underlying mechanism: a literature review of rodent studies
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10442542/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2023.1243029
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