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Table of Contents 1. Histopathological Basis for Acupuncture Yongming Li* 2. Current Advances in Mathematical Models of Initial Response to Mechanical Stimulation at Acupoint Wei Yao* 3. Signal Transduction in Acupoints Xuezhi Wang, Wei Yao, Meng Huang, Di Zhang, Ying Xia, Guanghong Ding* 4. Cellular Mechanisms in Acupuncture Effects Lina Wang, Ryszard Grygorczyk, Quanbao Gu, Wolfgang Schwarz* 5. Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Moxibustion Ling Zhao, Xueyong Shen* 6. Imaging of Acupuncture’s Effects: From bedside to bench Kuinyu Lee, Yi Feng* 7. Meridians – Neurosensory Organs within the System of Homeostatic Regulation Cui Yang, Erfan Ghanad, Nuno Correia, Sebastian Kirch, Jorge Machado, Anna Maimer, Maria Joo Santos, Henry Johannes Greten* 8. Meridian-Viscera Correlationship: Theory and Mechanism of the Heart Meridian-Heart-Brain Interactions Zijian Wu, Ronglin Cai, Shengbing Wu, Guoqi Zhu, Shuai Cui, Qing Yu, Jie Wang, Heren Gao, Yiping Zhou* 9. Autonomic Function and Electroacupuncture Stephanie C. Tjen-A-Looi*, Liang-Wu Fu, Anh T. Nguyen, Yiwei Gong, Shaista Malik 10. Understanding of Myofasial Trigger Points: Acupuncture verses Dry Needling Qiangmin Huang*, Hui Zhang, Yanru Zhang 11. Current Research in Silver Needle Acupuncture for Myofascitis Yuan Qin*, Yi Zhao 12. Acupuncture in Supportive Care for Breast Cancer Survivors Ming Jin, Huijuan Mao* 13. Alternative Therapies for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Qiliang Maoying*, Yu Chen, Xiaochen Li 14. Acupuncture and Related Techniques for Perioperative Care of Surgical Patients Shuming Wang* 15. Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal Axis: A Bridge between acupuncture and diseases Jing Zhu, Zhanzhuang Tian* 16. Neurobiological Mechanism of Acupuncture Analgesia in Chronic Somatic Pain Wei Yang, Teng Chen, Wen-Wen Zhang, Ya-Chen Yang, Jia-He Tian, Yan-Qing Wang* 17. Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture on Orofacial Pain Yu-Xia Chu*, Teng Chen, Wen-Wen Zhang, Sheng-Jie Zhu 18. Itch and the Antipruritic Effect of Acupuncture Wenli Mi*, Lixia Du, Yayue Yang 19. Acupuncture for Autism Spectrum Disorders Zhenhuan Liu*, Bingxu Jin, Yong Zhao 20. Acupuncture Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis Jun Wang*, Shuai Wu 21. The Clinical and Experimental Study on Acupuncture for Children with Cerebral Palsy Zhenhuan Liu*, Bingxu Jin, Yong Zhao 22. Beneficial Effect of Acupuncture on Depressive Disorders Jin Yu*, Wei Li 23. Acupuncture and Alzheimer’s Disease Yuan Xu, Guoqiang Wen, Tetsuya Asakawa, Ying Xia* 24. Acupuncture Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Jian Pei* 25. Electroacupuncture against Ischemic Brain Injury: Efficacy, optimal conditions and Mechanisms Ying Xia* Index
