针灸被视为阿尔茨海默(AD)的有效替代疗法之一。从近年来针灸治疗AD的临床研究、实验研究及临床实验研究等方面进行了综述。其中,临床研究重点突出"专病专方"特点;动物实验研究则从不同层面、不同水平进行了分类综述;临床实验研究对近年来的研究尝试给予了肯定;最后分析了目前研究中存在的问题,并提出SAMP8是一种相对较为完善的AD模型及其在AD研究中的价值。
As a progressive neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common dementia of aging and age - related cognitive impairments, affecting millions of people worldwide without specific remedy for the treatment. We give a review on the clinical and experimental researches of Alzheimer's disease (AD) treated with acupuncture. Clinically, special therapies based on special theory were invented by recent aeupuneturists. Meanwhile, different experiments of different levels have been completed for the past years. Senescence - Accelerated Mouse Prone 8 (SAMP8) is an autogenie senile marker of Murine, showing significant age - related impairments of learning and memory, emotional disorders and behavioral changes. Neural degeneration has been observed in the brains of SAMP8 mice years ago, and later research further disclosed that the neuropathologic characteristics of SAMP8 were very similar with the clinical situations of AD. However, further research on acupuncture therapy for AD is to be done,