Effect of electric acupuncture on human immune system. Analysis of peripheral T lymphocyte subsets by laser flow cytometry system / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

We investgated the effect of electric acupuncture on peripheral T lymphocyte subset from normal individuals, analysed by laser flow cytometric system with monoclonal antibodies for human T lymphocyte subset.<br>OKT3⁺ cells (peripheral T cells) and OKT4⁺ cells (helper/inducer cells) did not show any changes after electric acupuncture. OKT8⁺ cells (suprressor/cytotoxic T cells), however, OKT11⁺ cells (E rosette positive T cells) and Leu7⁺ cells (natural killer cells) increased and Leu11⁺ cells (another population of natural killer cells) decreased after electric acupuncture.<br>These changes of peripheral T lymphocyte subsets would suggest that electric acupuncture effects human immune system.