Crosstalk between Acupuncture and NF-κB in Inflammatory Diseases.
Dan LuoLi LiuQi HuangHai-Ming ZhangZhao-Min YuMan HuJin-Xiao LiFeng-Xia LiangRui ChenPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)
Acupuncture has been used in China for thousands of years and concerned as a typical alternative medicine in inflammatory diseases nowadays. The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) transcription factor is an important regulator of inflammation. In this article, we discuss the role of acupuncture in NF-κB pathways and also present the acupoints selection, acupuncture administration, and related inflammation diseases and models from previous studies to bring readers close to a more complete understanding of the mechanisms between acupuncture and NF-κB in inflammatory diseases.