[A preliminary discussion on regulative network of acu-moxibustion stimulating signals]

The regulative effect of acu-moxibustion on functional activities of the body involves a complex network. Acupoints, the sensors and amplifiers of acupuncture and moxibustion stimulation signals, play an important role in triggering the cooperative performance of the complex network system. The authors of the present paper make a comprehensive discussion about the interrelationship of the nervous structure, mast cells, calcium ion, relevant chemical substances (SP, histamine, 5-HT, ATP, endogenous opioid peptides, etc.), different key nodal joints of the regulative networks for acu-moxibustion intervention, trying to interpret the underlying mechanism of acu-moxibustion as a whole.