针刺治疗神经系统疾患：神经生物学研究Acupuncture Therapy for Neurological Diseases：A Neurobiological View（国外版）

本书采用现代科学语言，诠释了针刺疗法对于神经系统疾患的作用及其 神经生物学机理。内容包括针刺疗法的简要历史、针刺效应的一般机理、穴 位功能及现代研究、针刺镇痛及针药复合麻醉、慢性疼痛、中风、心脏病、 高血压、癫痫、免疫抑制、不孕症、围绝经期综合征、抑郁症、戒烟和戒毒 等。所有章节均邀请有经验的学者撰写，作者分别来自复旦大学上海医学院 中西医结合系（针刺原理研究所）及医学神经生物学国家重点实验室、上海 市针灸经络研究中心、美国耶鲁大学医学院和哈佛人学医学院。其中复旦大 学上海医学院中西医结合系（针刺原理研究所）开展针刺研究已有50多年的 历史，1983年被任命为世界卫生组织传统医学合作中心。
本书基于多学科技术的现代研究，为针刺研究和神经科学工作者呈现了 针刺疗法的概貌和展望，为临床工作者在针刺疗法的应用及机理方面提供了 较为翔实的参考资料。对医学生而言，这是一本中西医结合的专业指导书。

Dr. Ying Xia is Associate Professor at Yale University School of Medicineand Guest Professor at Shanghai Research Center for Acupuncture andMeridians. Drs. Xiaoding Cao, Gencheng Wu and lieshi Cheng areProfessors in the State Key Laboratory of Medical Neu

Introduction to the Editors
Contributors.
1 History of Modern Acupuncture Research in China
2 Neuroanatomic Basis of Acupuncture Points
3 Neural Transmission of Acupuncture Signal
4 Acupuncture-Induced Activation of Endogenous Opioid System
5 Effect of Acupuncture on Neurotransmitters/Modulators
6 Acupuncture-Drug Balanced Anesthesia
7 Acupuncture Analgesia in Clinical Practice
8 Neurochemical Basis of Electroacupuncture Analgesia on Acute and Chronic Pain
9 Acupuncture Therapy for Stoke
10 Effects of Acupuncture on Arrhythmia and Other Cardiac Diseases
11 Acupuncture Therapy for Hypertension and Hypotension
12 Effect of Acupuncture on Epilepsy
13 Neuroimmuno-effect of Acupuncture on Immune-mediated Disorders
14 Acupuncture Treatment for Female Infertility
15 Acupuncture Therapy for Menopausal and Perimenopausal Syndrome
16 Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation..
17 Beneficial Effect of Acupuncture on Depression,
18 Effect of Acupuncture on Drug Addiction.

　　In the history of Chinese medicine, acupuncture has been used for a long time torelieve cardiovascular symptoms, such as palpitations, vertigo, choking sensationin chest, and precordial pain observed with cardiovascular diseases. In the past30 years, several studies performed in our institution have provided strong evidenceon the efficacy of acupuncture on cardiovascular diseases, such as cardiac arrhsNunia,hypertension, and hypotension. The underlying mechanisms have also been well-addressed by experimental research. The massive information obtained demonstratethat the efficacy of acupuncture on cardiovascular diseases is dependent on thediseases treated, acupoints selected, needling manipulation, stimulus intensity,applying windows, and the time of treatment. The mechanistic research hasdeveloped the idea that acupuncture signals initiated at the acupoints aretransferred to the brain through the nervous pathway, which modulate multipleneurotransmitter systems, thus, affecting the nerve output and regulating thecardiovascular system. In addition, acupuncture has been observed to affect theendocrine secretion as well as humoral and dielectric regulation. Moreover, thesemechanisms are observed to be involved in the alterations of gene expression andintracellular modulation of signal transduction. Thus, acupuncture is observed toinduce an integrated and complex effect on the cardiovascular system, which isdependent on multiple factors.The details of acupuncture effects on cardiovascular disorders are presented inChapters 10 and 11 of this book.