Zhifang Xu

Biography:

Dr. Zhifang Xu, professor of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. She is currently engaged in neuroimmunology research on the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion, and has published 86 academic papers. She found that acupuncture initiates effect through the "neural-immune-vascular" cascade in acupoint microenvironment. She elucidated that sympathetic nerve mediates the anti-inflammatory effect of acupuncture by regulating the polarization of immune cells, which is one of the universal principles of acupuncture efficacy. Recently, a breakthrough has been made in the wake-promoting and neuroprotective mechanism of HTJW acupuncture therapy.