Scalp and auricular acupuncture attenuate recurrent gastroesophageal reflux disease and related inflammatory cytokines
WMA may alleviate recurrent, PPI-dependent GERD symptoms by modulating the ANS, potentially reducing systemic and local inflammatory cytokines within the lower esophageal epithelial barrier.
Authors
- Shao-Yen Wu
- Fat‐Moon Suk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9218-6532)
- Ming‐Shun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-9062)
- Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan
- Kuo-Feng Leng
- Sheng‐Jie Shiue
- Han-Shiang Shiue
- Tsung‐Kai Wen
- Yuan-Ju Huang
Institutions
- Tzu Chi University (TW)
- National Center for Communicable Diseases (MN)
- Landseed Hospital (TW)
- Wan Fang Hospital (TW)
- Changhua Christian Hospital (TW)
- Taipei Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2024.11.012
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.46
Funders
- Taipei Medical University
- National Taipei University of Technology
- National Science and Technology Council
- Wan Fang Hospital