Research Article

Applying Statistical and Complex Network Methods to Explore the Key Signaling Molecules of Acupuncture Regulating Neuroendocrine-Immune Network

Table 1

Classification and detection methods of 55 NEI common signaling molecules.

NumberSignaling molecule ClassificationDetection method

(1)Substance PNLiquid chip
(2)5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)NRIA/ELISA
(3)Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP)NRIA/ELISA
(4)Neuropeptide Y (NPY)NRIA/ELISA
(5)Acetylcholine (Ach)NLiquid chip
(6)Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)NLiquid chip
(7)Dopamine (DA)NLiquid chip
(8)Leu-Enkephalin (LEK)NLiquid chip
(9)β-EndorphinNLiquid chip
(10)Stem cell factor (SCF)NRIA/ELISA
(11)Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1)NRIA/ELISA
(12)Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)NLiquid chip
(13)NeurotensinNLiquid chip
(14)Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)ELiquid chip
(15)Triiodothyronine (T3)ELiquid chip
(16)Thyroxine (T4)ELiquid chip
(17)Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH)ERIA/ELISA
(18)Adreno-cortico-tropic-hormone (ACTH)ELiquid chip
(19)CorticosteroneELiquid chip
(20)Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)ELiquid chip
(21)Luteinizing hormone (LH)ELiquid chip
(22)Growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH)ERIA/ELISA
(23)Growth hormone (GH)ELiquid chip
(24)Somatostatin (SS)ELiquid chip
(25)α-MSHELiquid chip
(26)MelatoninELiquid chip
(27)Orexin AELiquid chip
(28)OxytocinELiquid chip
(29)Prolactin (PRL)ELiquid chip
(30)Arginine Vasopressin (AVP)ERIA/ ELISA
(31)Erythropoietin (EPO)ELiquid chip
(32)Growth-related oncogene/keratinocyte-derived chemokines (GRO/KC)CLiquid chip
(33)Macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (MIP-1α)CLiquid chip
(34)Macrophage inflammatory protein-3α (MIP-3α)CLiquid chip
(35)Monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1)CLiquid chip
(36)Regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted (RANTES)CLiquid chip
(37)Interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1α)CLiquid chip
(38)Interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β)CLiquid chip
(39)Interleukin 6 (IL-6)CLiquid chip
(40)Interleukin 18 (IL-18)CLiquid chip
(41)Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α)CLiquid chip
(42)Interleukin 2 (IL-2)CLiquid chip
(43)Interleukin 12 (IL-12)CLiquid chip
(44)Interferon gamma (IFN-γ)CLiquid chip
(45)Interleukin 4 (IL-4)CLiquid chip
(46)Interleukin 5 (IL-5)CLiquid chip
(47)Interleukin 10 (IL-10)CLiquid chip
(48)Interleukin 17 (IL-17)CLiquid chip
(49)Interleukin 13 (IL-13)CLiquid chip
(50)Interleukin 7 (IL-7)CLiquid chip
(51)Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF)CLiquid chip
(52)Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF)CLiquid chip
(53)Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF)CLiquid chip
(54)Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)CLiquid chip
(55)C-reactive protein (CRP)CLiquid chip

N: neurotransmitter or neuropeptide; E: endocrine hormone; C: cytokine.