Electroacupuncture can not only attenuate myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury but also cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via mitophagy inhibited by mTORC1-ULK1-FUNDC1 pathway (Mao et al., 2020; Xiao et al., 2020; Tian et al., 2021). The gene discussed is ULK1; the disease is myocardial ischemia.