The Mechanism of Acupuncture in Treating Essential Hypertension: A Narrative Review

Effect of Acupuncture at LR3 on Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in a Rat Model of Hypertension: A 18F-FDG-PET Study

(2018) Jing Li et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

2017 ACC/AHA/AAPA/ABC/ACPM/AGS/APhA/ASH/ASPC/NMA/PCNA Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults: Executive Summary

(2018) Paul K. Whelton et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Acupuncture therapy improves vascular hemodynamics and stiffness in middle-age hypertensive individuals

(2018) Nina Terenteva et al.   Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Antihypertensive and Antihypertrophic Effects of Acupuncture at PC6 Acupoints in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats and the Underlying Mechanisms

(2017) Juan-Juan Xin et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Inhibition of NADPH Oxidase–Dependent Oxidative Stress in the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Mediates the Antihypertensive Effects of Acupuncture in Spontaneously Hypertensive RatsNovelty and Significance

(2017) Xue-Rui Wang et al.   HYPERTENSION

Acupuncture with reinforcing and reducing twirling manipulation inhibits hippocampal neuronal apoptosis in spontaneously hypertensive rats

(2017) Chang-qing Guo et al.   Neural Regeneration Research

Effects of acupuncture on the urinary metabolome of spontaneously hypertensive rats

(2017) Ying Wang et al.   Acupuncture in Medicine

Acupuncture Attenuates Renal Sympathetic Activity and Blood Pressure via Beta-Adrenergic Receptors in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

(2017) Jing-Wen Yang et al.   NEURAL PLASTICITY

Effect of electroacupuncture stimulation on expression of angiotensinogen, angiotensin II type 1 receptor, endothelin-1, and endothelin a receptor mRNA in spontaneously hypertensive rat aorta

(2016) Ze-jun Huo et al.   Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine

Acupuncture Decreases Blood Pressure Related to Hypothalamus Functional Connectivity with Frontal Lobe, Cerebellum, and Insula: A Study of Instantaneous and Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Essential Hypertension

(2016) Yu Zheng et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Cerebral Targeting of Acupuncture at Combined Acupoints in Treating Essential Hypertension: An Rs-fMRI Study and Curative Effect Evidence

(2016) Yanjie Wang et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Attenuation of blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats by acupuncture was associated with reduction oxidative stress and improvement from endothelial dysfunction

(2016) Sin Bond Leung et al.   Chinese Medicine

A Targeted Metabolomics MRM-MS Study on Identifying Potential Hypertension Biomarkers in Human Plasma and Evaluating Acupuncture Effects

(2016) Mingxiao Yang et al.   Scientific Reports

Acupuncture lowers blood pressure in mild hypertension patients: A randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded pilot trial

(2015) Yan Liu et al.   COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE

Oleic acid increases mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production and decreases endothelial nitric oxide synthase activity in cultured endothelial cells

(2015) Hendrik Gremmels et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

A Study on Effect of Electroacupuncture on Gene Expression in Hypothalamus of Rats with Stress-Induced Prehypertension Based on Gene Chip Technology

(2015) Xiaojia Xie et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Asymmetric Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome due to Hypertensive Encephalopathy

(2015) Haruo Nishijima et al.   INTERNAL MEDICINE

Statins, atherosclerosis regression and HDL: Insights from within the plaque

(2015) Jonathan E. Feig et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Novel RAAS agonists and antagonists: clinical applications and controversies

(2015) Cesar A. Romero et al.   Nature Reviews Endocrinology

Protective effects of electroacupuncture at LR3 on cardiac hypertrophy and apoptosis in hypertensive rats

(2015) Shu-Nu Chang Lee et al.   Acupuncture in Medicine

Effect of aliskiren on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with prehypertension: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

(2015) Ke-Ping Chen et al.   Drug Design Development and Therapy

The Effect of Acupuncture on High Blood Pressure of Patients Using Antihypertensive Drugs

(2014) Cemal Çevik et al.   ACUPUNCTURE & ELECTRO-THERAPEUTICS RESEARCH

The ameliorating effects of long-term electroacupuncture on cardiovascular remodeling in spontaneously hypertensive rats

(2014) Ze-Jun Huo et al.   BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Acupuncture Mechanism and Redox Equilibrium

(2014) Xiang-Hong Zeng et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Orphan nuclear receptor Nur77 is a novel negative regulator of endothelin-1 expression in vascular endothelial cells

(2014) Qing Qin et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CARDIOLOGY

Long-Term Stimulation with Electroacupuncture at DU20 and ST36 Rescues Hippocampal Neuron through Attenuating Cerebral Blood Flow in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

(2013) Gui-Hua Tian et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Hypothalamus-Related Resting Brain Network Underlying Short-Term Acupuncture Treatment in Primary Hypertension

(2013) Hongyan Chen et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Acupuncture Effect and Central Autonomic Regulation

(2013) Qian-Qian Li et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein and atherosclerotic disease: From improved risk prediction to risk-guided therapy

(2013) Wolfgang Koenig   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate (IP3) Receptor Up-regulation in Hypertension Is Associated with Sensitization of Ca2+Release and Vascular Smooth Muscle Contractility

(2013) Haissam Abou-Saleh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Metabolic hypertension: concept and practice

(2013) Zhiming Zhu et al.   Frontiers of Medicine

Role of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus in cardiovascular regulation

(2012) Hreday N. Sapru   AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL

Nucleus ambiguus cholinergic neurons activated by acupuncture: Relation to enkephalin

(2012) Zhi-Ling Guo et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

Autonomic Neural Regulation of the Immune System

(2012) François M. Abboud et al.   HYPERTENSION

Brain sources of inhibitory input to the rat rostral ventrolateral medulla

(2012) Belinda R. Bowman et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Proteomic Response to Acupuncture Treatment in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats

(2012) Xinsheng Lai et al.   PLoS One

Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Hypertension

(2011) Wei Zhou et al.   Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome among hypertensive population

(2011) So-Ryoung Lee et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

2010 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk in Asymptomatic Adults: Executive Summary

(2010) et al.   CIRCULATION

Aliskiren, a Direct Renin Inhibitor, in Clinical Practice: A New Approach in the Treatment of Hypertension

(2010) Elisavet Moutzouri et al.   Current Vascular Pharmacology

Effects of electro-acupuncture on endothelium-derived endothelin-1 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase of rats with hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension

(2010) Peng Pan et al.   EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

Reactive oxygen species and vascular biology: implications in human hypertension

(2010) Rhian M Touyz et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

The Acute Effect of Acupuncture on Endothelial Dysfunction in Patients with Hypertension: A Pilot, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial

(2010) Jung-Mi Park et al.   JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Role of inflammation in túbulo-interstitial damage associated to obstructive nephropathy

(2010) María T Grande et al.   Journal of Inflammation-London

Cardiovascular Responses to Hypothalamic Arcuate Nucleus Stimulation in the Rat

(2009) Takeshi Nakamura et al.   HYPERTENSION

Native LDL-induced oxidative stress in human proximal tubular cells: multiple players involved

(2009) Claudia Piccoli et al.   JOURNAL OF CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Where Are We With the Management of Hypertension? From Science to Clinical Practice

(2009) Csaba Farsang et al.   Journal of Clinical Hypertension

In Vivo Discharge Properties of Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus Neurons With Axonal Projections to the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla

(2009) Qing-Hui Chen et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Exercise Training, NADPH Oxidase p22phox Gene Polymorphisms, and Hypertension

(2009) DEBORAH L. FEAIRHELLER et al.   MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE

Long-loop pathways in cardiovascular electroacupuncture responses

(2008) Peng Li et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

CRP in non-dippers: new perspectives and old queries

(2008) P E Vardas et al.   JOURNAL OF HUMAN HYPERTENSION

Individual Differences in Stressor-Evoked Blood Pressure Reactivity Vary with Activation, Volume, and Functional Connectivity of the Amygdala

(2008) P. J. Gianaros et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Resistant Hypertension

(2008) Pantelis A. Sarafidis et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Telmisartan, Ramipril, or Both in Patients at High Risk of Vascular Events

(2008)   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE