《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2018, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (11): 1292-1295.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1006-9771.2018.11.009

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Experimental Research Progress on Acupuncture in Skeletal Muscle Atrophy (review)

WU Meng-jia, TANG Cheng-lin, HUANG Si-qin, ZHAO Dan-dan, LUO Ao, ZHANG An-ning, TAN Cheng-fang, AN Hui-yu, QIU Li   

  1. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Cure of Metabolic Diseases, Chongqing 400016, China
  • Received:2018-05-04 Revised:2018-05-29 Published:2018-11-20 Online:2018-12-26
  • Contact: TANG Cheng-lin. E-mail: cytcl996@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (General) (No. 81273870)

Abstract: Irrespective of physiological or pathological skeletal muscle atrophy, the endocrine and motor functions of skeletal muscle are impaired. The mechanism of acupuncture to prevent and treat skeletal muscle atrophy is not only related to classical protein synthesis and decomposition, but also involves apoptosis, autophagy, muscle satellite cell proliferation and differentiation, muscle fiber type conversion, neuromuscular junction conduction, and cell energy metabolism conversion.

Key words: skeletal muscle atrophy, acupuncture, experiment, review

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