[Development of researches on acupuncture stimulation-induced regulatory effect under pathological state based on...

Using keywords of "acupuncture, fMRI and resting state", authors of the present paper retrieved papers in both Chinese and English from CNKI and PubMed databases without time limitation. A total of 13 articles (11 for acupuncture and 2 for moxibustion) met the standards were subjected to analysis. Of the 13 papers, 6 involve acupuncture analgesia, 2 moxibustion analgesia, 3 mild cognitive impairment, one involves stroke, and the rest one is for depression. Research results of acupuncture analgesia revealed that the analgesic effect is closely related to its regulation on "pain matrix" brain regions and pain-related default mode network. In the studies, a single acupoint is often used, without acupoints-combined recipes. Therefore, it is highly recommended that researchers pay more attention to (OD studies on the underlying mechanism of moxibustion, and (improvement of design protocols targeting requirements of acupuncture clinical practice.