神经炎症与阿尔茨海默病的关系及针灸调控机制研究进展

Relationship Between Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer's Disease and the Regulatory Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

阿尔茨海默病(Alzheimer's disease,AD)是常见的神经退行性疾病。神经炎症是AD的重要病理机制之一。AD神经炎症的产生与脑内Aβ沉积、Tau异常磷酸化、神经胶质细胞活化及炎症小体的激活等密切相关。针灸对AD神经炎症具有较好的改善作用,可通过调节小胶质细胞、星形胶质细胞极化、减少炎性介质的释放等途径缓解神经炎症,进而延缓AD病理进程。本文就AD的神经炎症机制及针灸调控AD神经炎症的研究进展予以综述,以期为针灸防治AD的临床及基础研究提供理论基础及思路。

Alzheimer′s disease(AD)is a common neurodegenerative disease.Neuroinflammation is one of the important pathological mechanisms of AD.The generation of AD neuroinflammation is closely associated with Aβdeposition,Tau phosphorylation,glial polarization and activation of inflammasome.Acupuncture and moxibustion have such effect on the improvement of AD neuroinflammation,which can relieve neuroinflammation by regulating the polarization of microglia and astrocytes,reducing the release of inflammatory mediators,so as to delay the pathological process of AD.This article reviews the neuroinflammatory mechanism of AD and the research progress of acupuncture and moxibustion regulating AD neuroinflammation,in order to provide a theoretical basis and idea reference for the clinical and basic research of acupuncture and moxibustion in the prevention and treatment of AD.