Symptom effects and central mechanism of acupuncture in patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a systematic review based on fMRI studies

L Wang, X Luo, X Qing, S Fang, T Jiang, Q Wang… - BMC …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are closely related to
disorders of brain-gut interaction. FGIDs are the dominant disease of acupuncture treatment …

Predicting acupuncture efficacy for functional dyspepsia based on functional brain network features: a machine learning study

T Yin, Z He, Y Chen, R Sun, S Yin, J Lu, Y Yang… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Acupuncture is effective in treating functional dyspepsia (FD), while its efficacy varies
significantly from different patients. Predicting the responsiveness of different patients to …

Caffeine attenuates electroacupuncture effect on pressure pain threshold and tolerance in healthy individuals: a randomized controlled trial

K Liu, X Cui, M Zhi, M Zhang, T Zhao, X Gao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The effect of caffeine on acupuncture analgesia in humans is unclear. This
study aimed to investigate whether caffeine-containing beverage intake influences the effect …

Neural responses of acupuncture for treating functional dyspepsia: an fMRI study

X Dong, T Yin, S Yu, Z He, Y Chen, P Ma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Different acupoints exhibiting similar therapeutic effects are a common phenomenon in
acupuncture clinical practice. However, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon …

Study on brain network function of the specific connection between Hégǔ (合谷LI4) and the facial-oral area

H ZHOU, S HUANG, X ZHU, X HAN, Y Xin - World Journal of Acupuncture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study was designed to observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Hégǔ
(合谷LI4), or Hòuxī (后溪SI3) or Wàiguān (外关TE5) acupoints on the function of the brain …