On the basis of the consensus that acupuncture can regulate functional activities of nerves and blood vessels, we, in the present paper, discussed the physiological significance of the functional interactions between the two, and put forward a suitability between neurovascular coupling and acupuncture research, and held that the neurovascular coupling may be involved in 3 key links of the peripheral afferent process of acupuncture signals, central integration and regulation of target organs. Based on the differences in the expression of neurovascular coupling in different tissues, we proposed a feasibility of study on the diffe-rence of acupoint efficacies from acupoint-neurovascular coupling-acupuncture effect, and stimulationmethods-neurovascular coupling-acupuncture effect.
在明确针刺可调节神经、血管这一共识的基础上，论述二者功能交互的生理学意义；提出了神经血管耦联与针刺研究的适配性，认为神经血管耦联参与了针刺信号外周传入、中枢整合和调节靶器官3个环节。基于神经血管耦联在不同组织内的差异，提出从穴位-神经血管耦联-针刺效应、刺激方式-神经血管耦联-针刺效应研究穴位效应差异的可能性。.
Keywords: Acupiont efficacies; Acupuncture; Acupuncture regulation approaches; Neurovascular coupling.