另外,此假说正式发表在曾经的、学术观点充分自由的Medical Hypothesis杂志社。该刊曾经是学术界最自由交流新观点的场所。但后来由于发表了一篇自由到极致的艾滋病的观点论文(我也感觉该文内容不靠谱),招来所谓严肃科学家的抗议抵制,改变了办刊方针,现在不太自由了。现在发表的假说必须首先被同行专家认可一下,同行专家说“有一定道理”才能发表。专家认为没道理的假说就只能另谋出路了。 此图来自The Scientist. ACUPUNCTURE AND PURINERGIC SIGNALING Insertion and twisting of the needles employed in acupuncture mechanically deforms the skin, leading to the release of ATP by skin keratinocytes (1). ATP binds to specific receptors located on sensory nerve endings in the skin known as P2X3 and P2X2/3 (2). The signaling message is then relayed via dorsal root ganglia to the spinal cord (3) and subsequently through interneuronal pathways (4) to the brain stem (5) which contains motor neurons that control the functions of gut, lung, heart, arteries and reproductive organs, all major targets for acupuncture. Signals also travel to pain centers in the cortex, delivering a message to inhibit pain (6).