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From: Active Acupoints Differ from Inactive Acupoints in Modulating Key Plasmatic Metabolites of Hypertension: A Targeted Metabolomics Study

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Potential mechanism of acupuncture improving blood pressure and metabolic function. Acupuncture signals can be transferred from peripheral nerves to the central nervous system. This study indicates that the alternation of hypothalamic microinflammation and the restoration of host-gut microbiota interactions induced by acupuncture could be a possible mechanism for acupuncture to lower blood pressure and restore metabolic abnormality.

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