Clinical studies have shown that acupuncture has some modulatory effect on systemic inflammation. (Kwon 2012) One of the core mechanisms of acupuncture in treating disease is the remote regulation of body functions by stimulating specific areas of the body (acupoints). The meridians are considered a critical transmission vehicle for achieving this remote effect. Although modern anatomical studies have not yet clarified the existence of a meridian-specific structural basis, they have revealed that the remote effects of acupuncture can be achieved through somatosensory-autonomic reflexes.
In the late-1990s and early-2000s, Kevin Tracey and his team found that electrical stimulation of the cervical vagus nerve inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory responses, revealed the connection between the nervous and immune systems.
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