Mechanism progress of acupuncture and moxibustion for chronic prostatitis  

针灸治疗慢性前列腺炎作用机制的研究进展

作　　者：Zhi-hao LI Jun-wei HU Xu LI Yue-lai CHEN 李之豪;胡俊威;李旭;陈跃来(上海中医药大学附属岳阳中西医结合医院,中国上海200437;上海中医药大学附属第七人民医院,中国上海200137)

机构地区：[1]Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai,200437,China [2]The Seventh People's Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai,200137,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Acupuncture-Moxibustion》2021年第4期309-313,共5页世界针灸杂志（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by Program of Shanghai Pudong New Area Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine。

摘　　要：The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CP/CPPS) is definite,and progress has been made in the studies of its functional mechanism.This paper discusses the related studies on the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of CP/CPPS from five aspects:regulating immunity,anti-oxidative stress,regulating neural functions,improving urodynamics,and regulating blood circulation.It is found that acupuncture and moxibustion can decrease the level of pro-inflammatory factors,increase the level of anti-inflammatory factors,and regulate the level of inflammatory regulatory factors,thus to regulate immunity.Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the body’s ability of anti-oxidative stress,regulate the balance state of oxidation and anti-oxidation,thus to relieve tissue damage,and regulate neural functions by modulating neurotransmitters and autonomic nerves.Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve urodynamics and relieve abnormal urination symptoms by regulating the contraction of pelvic floor muscles,can also promote blood circulation to treat the pelvic congestion.It is expected that this paper can provide reference for the clinical application and research of acupuncture and moxibustion for CP/CPPS.The effect of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CP/CPPS) is definite,and progress has been made in the studies of its functional mechanism.This paper discusses the related studies on the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of CP/CPPS from five aspects:regulating immunity,anti-oxidative stress,regulating neural functions,improving urodynamics,and regulating blood circulation.It is found that acupuncture and moxibustion can decrease the level of pro-inflammatory factors,increase the level of anti-inflammatory factors,and regulate the level of inflammatory regulatory factors,thus to regulate immunity.Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the body’s ability of anti-oxidative stress,regulate the balance state of oxidation and anti-oxidation,thus to relieve tissue damage,and regulate neural functions by modulating neurotransmitters and autonomic nerves.Acupuncture and moxibustion can improve urodynamics and relieve abnormal urination symptoms by regulating the contraction of pelvic floor muscles,can also promote blood circulation to treat the pelvic congestion.It is expected that this paper can provide reference for the clinical application and research of acupuncture and moxibustion for CP/CPPS.

关 键 词：Acupuncture and moxibustion Chronic prostatitis(CP) Chronic pelvic pain syndrome(CPPS) Anti-oxidative stress Inflammatory factors URODYNAMICS Functional mechanism 

分 类 号：R246.9[医药卫生—针灸推拿学]