Acupuncture reduces neuroinflammation and apoptosis, regulates peripheral immunity, and modulates T-cell subset distribution in vascular dementia rats
Acupuncture improved cognitive impairment in VD rats and suppressed neuroinflammation and neuronal apoptosis; these benefits may be mediated, at least partially, through modulation of peripheral immunity.
Authors
- Xinliang Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6741-9469)
- Jingxin Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3099-7900)
- Jinyan Li
- Wenyu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-3056)
- Xuezhu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9859-0716)
- Xuyang Feng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-8243)
- Yifan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0283-0468)
- Xiaoxi Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1933-8613)
- Ruiyu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6704-089X)
- Shige Qi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8516-2521)
Institutions
- Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Pingdingshan University (CN)
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Longgang Central Hospital (CN)
- First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chinese Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13020-025-01243-6
- Primary Topic
- Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tianjin Municipal Health Commission
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Tianjin University
- Tianjin Science and Technology Program