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Maltese PE, Michelini S, Baronio M, Bertelli M. Molecular foundations of chiropractic therapy. ACTA BIO-MEDICA : ATENEI PARMENSIS 2019; 90:93-102. [PMID: 31577263 PMCID: PMC7233649 DOI: 10.23750/abm.v90i10-s.8768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background and aim: Alternative medicine is a broad term used to encompass different therapies, including chiropractic. Chiropractic was called “a science of healing without drugs” by its founder, David Daniel Palmer. It is based on the idea that the body has a powerful self-healing ability and that there is a relationship between body structure and function that affects health. In particular, chiropractic assumes that the nervous system controls the human body through nerves branching from the vertebral column and spinal cord. Researchers do not fully understand how chiropractic therapies affect pain, but chiropractic is widely used today to treat chronic pain, such as back pain. Different studies with animal models have demonstrated that chiropractic therapies mediate neuroplasticity, specifically through modulation of neurotrophins. No studies have yet been published on interaction between neurotrophin gene polymorphisms and chiropractic treatment. Methods: We searched PubMed with the following keywords: chiropractic, neuroplasticity, neurotrophin gene polymorphism for a panorama of on the molecular mechanisms of chiropractic therapy. Results: From the material collected, we identified a set of genes and some functional polymorphisms that could be correlated with better response to chiropractic therapy. Conclusions: Further association studies will be necessary to confirm hypotheses of a correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms in specific genes and better response to chiropractic therapy. (www.actabiomedica.it)
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López-Herradón A, Fujikawa R, Gómez-Marín M, Stedile-Lovatel JP, Mulero F, Ardura JA, Ruiz P, Muñoz I, Esbrit P, Mahíllo-Fernández I, Ortega-de Mues A. Impact of Chiropractic Manipulation on Bone and Skeletal Muscle of Ovariectomized Rats. Calcif Tissue Int 2017; 101:519-529. [PMID: 28755011 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-017-0304-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Evidence suggests that chiropractic manipulation might exert positive effects in osteoporotic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of chiropractic manipulation on bone structure and skeletal muscle in rats with bone loss caused by ovariectomy (OVX). The 6-month old Sprague-Dawley rats at 10 weeks following OVX or sham operation (Sh) did not suffer chiropractic manipulation (NM group) or were submitted to true chiropractic manipulation using the chiropractic adjusting instrument Activator V® three times/week for 6 weeks as follows: Force 1 setting was applied onto the tibial tubercle of the rat right hind limb (TM group), whereas the corresponding left hind limb received a false manipulation (FM group) consisting of ActivatorV® firing in the air and slightly touching the tibial tubercle. Bone mineral density (BMD) and bone mineral content (BMC) were determined in long bones and L3-L4 vertebrae in all rats. Femora and tibia were analyzed by μCT. Mechano growth factor (MGF) was detected in long bones and soleus, quadriceps and tibial muscles by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. The decrease of BMD and BMC as well as trabecular bone impairment in the long bones of OVX rats vs Sh controls was partially reversed in the TM group versus FM or NM rats. This bone improvement by chiropractic manipulation was associated with an increased MGF expression in the quadriceps and the anterior tibial muscle in OVX rats. These findings support the notion that chiropractic manipulation can ameliorate osteoporotic bone at least partly by targeting skeletal muscle.
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Affiliation(s)
- A López-Herradón
- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
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- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
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- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Imagen Molecular, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
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- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Metabolismo Mineral y Óseo, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS)-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Epidemiología y Bioestadística, IIS-Fundación Jiménez Díaz-UAM, Madrid, Spain
| | - A Ortega-de Mues
- Madrid College of Chiropractic, Real Centro Universitario Escorial-María Cristina, Paseo de los Alamillos, 2, San Lorenzo de El Escorial, 28200, Madrid, Spain.
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