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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ni, Guang-Xia
• Shi, Xue-Min
• Han, Jing-Xian
• Gao, Qi-Fang
• Yan, Li
• Cai, Gang-Qiang
• Zhang, Xin-Chang
• Song, Yang-Yang

Titel

Effect of Acupuncture Plus Moxibustion on Immune Function in Patients with Bra-chiocephalic Takayasu Arteritis

Ist Teil von

• Zhēncì yánjiū, 2018-12, Vol.43 (12), p.777

Ort / Verlag

China

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To observe the influence of acupuncture and moxibustion on humoral immunity and cellular immunity related indexes in patients with bra-chiocephalic Takayasu arteritis (BCTA), so as to explore its underlying mechanisms in the treatment of Takayasu arteritis (TA). A total of 31 BCTA patients (9 men and 22 women at age of 16-70 years) were treated by manual acupuncture stimulation of main acupoint Renying(ST 9)and auxillary acupoints as Jiquan (HT 1), Chize (LU 5), Fengchi (GB 20), bilateral Xinshu (BL15), Feishu (BL 13) and Geshu (BL 17), Jingming (BL 1), etc. according to clinical symptoms, with the needles retained for 20 min. Additionally, moxibustion was applied to Taiyuan (LU 9), BL 15, BL 13 and BL 17. The treatment was conducted twice daily for 4 weeks. Serum IgG, IgA, IgM, IgE, C C contents, and CD 3 ， CD 4 ， CD 8 T lymphocytes contents were assayed by using immue turbidimetry and cell counting. Before the treatment and in these 31 BCTA patients, an abnormal increase was found in serum IgG content in 10