NIH Library of Medicine PubMed Central
Review Am J Chin Med. 2018;46(6):1169-1185. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X18500611.
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a rapidly growing global public health concern, especially with the increasing number of patients undergoing hemodialysis. Acupuncture, a traditional Chinese medicine technique, has been applied to various diseases and has garnered attention for its effectiveness and safety in treating CKD patients. This review explores the therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms of different acupuncture techniques in the context of CKD. Acupuncture demonstrates positive impacts in CKD patients by enhancing renal function, reducing proteinuria, managing hypertension, addressing anemia, alleviating pain, and mitigating complications associated with hemodialysis, such as uremic pruritus, insomnia, and fatigue. These beneficial effects are attributed to the regulation of the sympathetic nervous system and the activation of bioactive chemicals. In conclusion, acupuncture emerges as a valuable intervention for CKD patients. However, further research is warranted to validate the potential underlying mechanisms.
慢性腎臟病（CKD）是全球日益嚴重的重大公共衛生問題，接受血液透析治療的CKD患者數量也在迅速增加。針灸技術是中國傳統醫學的一種方法，已被應用於各種疾病。如今，針灸技術在CKD患者中的臨床應用已成為焦點，因其有效性和安全性。在本文中，我們將回顧不同針灸技術對CKD患者的治療效果和機制。在CKD患者中，針灸可改善腎功能，減少蛋白尿，控制高血壓，矯正貧血，緩解疼痛，並控制許多與血液透析相關的併發症，如尿毒性瘙癢、失眠和疲勞。其機制與調節交感神經和活化生物活性化學物質有關。總的來說，針灸被證明對CKD患者有益。然而，仍需要進一步的研究來驗證潛在的機制。
Link to original article: