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  • Acupuncture is beneficial for treating ischemic stroke as it helps repair synaptic structure and function, regulates neurotransmitter transmission, and supports neuron protection.
  • Research is focusing on how acupuncture enhances synaptic plasticity in the brain after ischemic events, highlighting its potential therapeutic mechanisms.
  • The paper reviews recent findings on acupuncture's effects on synaptic plasticity, including the interactions between synapses, neurotransmitters, and glial cells in the context of ischemic stroke treatment.

Article Abstract

Acupuncture has an unique advantage in treatment of ischemic stroke, which not only promotes the repair of synaptic structure and function, but also regulates the transmission of neurotransmitters and receptors, as well as induces glial cell to repair neurons, and then to protect them. At present, the mechanism study on acupuncture for advancing synaptic plasticity in cerebral ischemia is of the high priority. In the paper, from the following three aspects, i.e. synaptic plasticity (structure and function), interaction between synapses (neurotransmitters and receptors), and interconnection between synapses and environments (synaptic-glial structure), the progress of mechanism study of acupuncture in recent years was reviewed on regulating synaptic plasticity in treatment of ischemic stroke.

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