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Chinese Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion(Electronic Edition) ›› 2016, Vol. 05 ›› Issue (04): 156-159. doi: 10.3877/cma.j.issn.2095-3240.2016.04.008

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Research progress on the relationship between stem cells and Alzheimer's disease and acupuncture intervention

Lan Zhao1,(), Bohong Kan1, Huiyan Shi1, Jianwei Liu2, Ying Gao2   

  1. 1.Institute of Acupuncture,1Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Moxibustion,First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 300193,China
    2.Graduate School,Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Tianjin 300193,China
  • Received:2016-01-02 Online:2016-11-15 Published:2024-11-28
  • Contact: Lan Zhao

Abstract:

Theclinical manifestations of Alzheimer's disease(AD)include memory decline,cognition impairment and personality changes.Its pathological features are mainly the decrease of the number of neurons in some specificareas of brain,and the aggregation of beta amyloid protein and intracellular nerve fibers.Stem cell sare a kind of cells with self-renewal and differentiation potential,which can proliferate and differentiate into different functional cells under certain conditions,promoting the nerve regeneration of AD with a good application prospect.Stem cells mainly include embryonic stem cells,neural stem cells,mesenchymal stem cells,hematopoietic stem cells and epidermal stem cells.In recent years,the intervention of acupuncture in stem cell treatment of AD has also achieved rapid progress,and which brought a new hope for the treatment of AD.The latest research progress of stem cell therapy for AD is reviewed in this paper.

Key words: Acupuncture therapy, Dementia, Memory disorders

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