针刺足三里中枢作用机制研究概况（英文）

Overview of researches on central action mechanism of needling Zusanli(ST 36)

通过总结近10年来相关文献,对针刺足三里中枢作用机制的相关内容进行整理,发现:针刺足三里与其他经穴、假穴的对比研究中,多数研究显示足三里存在相对特异性的大脑功能响应特征;足三里中枢作用机制的研究主要集中于脑卒中后遗症、疼痛、胃肠道疾病、减肥与药物成瘾戒断等方面;针刺手法、刺激方式、个体差异、刺激量、刺激持续时间等都能引起不同的脑功能响应;针刺足三里具有针刺后效应即长期效应,可重复性不佳。建议今后研究设计及研究内容可以偏向于影响临床疗效及实验结果的相关因素、穴位的配伍效应、研究结果的可重复性、研究的样本量、针灸治疗方式、长期效应及疾病病种等方面。

The contents about the central action mechanisms of needling Zusanli（ST 36） were sorted by summarizing the relevant literatures published in the past 10 years, and it was found that： by comparing acupuncture at Zusanli（ST 36）, other acupoints or sham points, most studies showed that Zusanli（ST 36） had relatively specific characteristics in the brain function response; studies on the central action mechanisms of Zusanli（ST 36） were mainly focused on sequelae of cerebral apoplexy, pain, gastrointestinal diseases, weight loss and drug addiction withdrawal and so on; acupuncture manipulations, stimulation methods, individual differences, stimulation quantity, and stimulation duration, etc. could also induce different brain function responses; acupuncture at Zusanli（ST 36） had an after-working effect, also called long-term effect, but with poor repeatability. So, it was suggested that the future studies should focus on the factors that affect the clinical efficacies and experimental results, including the compatibility effects of the acupoints, reproducibility of research results, sample size, acupuncture methods, long-term effects and disease entities.