Tag: acupuncture and immunology

Health & Fitness

Deep Resilience: Immunology

This is the rough draft of this of this very special chapter on Immunology chapter for sharing v.2 1.31.22 I’m submitting it here so that I can move onto the next chapter on Inflammation.  It needs more tightening, but I think with a bit of distance I will have an easier time with it. It…

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Medical Research

Effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on serum contents of hematopoietic growth factor in mice with marrow inhibition

This acupuncture approach to bolstering  deficient blood cell counts with chemotherapy, something that limits how much treatment a patient can get, may be promising.  I’ve typically said that acupuncture probably doesn’t have a role in fighting cancer per se, but helps in optimizing during treatment.  This may be further evidence that this could be true….

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Medical Research

Effect of Acupuncture on the p38 Signaling Pathway in Several Nervous System Diseases: A Systematic Review

As part of the writing project I’m doing, I’m taking a deep dive into the molecular, biochemical processes set in motion by acupuncture.  This is part of that effort. Int J Mol Sci . 2020 Jun 30;21(13):E4693. doi: 10.3390/ijms21134693. Effect of Acupuncture on the p38 Signaling Pathway in Several Nervous System Diseases: A Systematic Review…

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IL-6: a cytokine at the crossroads of autoimmunity

I am linking to this  as background for a writing project.  Il-6 is mentioned quite a bit as part of the acupuncture cascade, so I want to learn more. I’m also trying to get up to date on Immunology, which basically barely existed when I was in med school.   Highlights • IL-6 promotes development…

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