Experimental Study on Effect of Acupuncture Associating with TAX on General State and Tumour-curbed Rats of Lewis Lung Cancer Mice / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Adopting acupuncture associating with TAX to treat mice with Lewis lung cancer,to investigate the anti-cancer effect and its mechanism,and affirm their cooperating effect. Methods Lewis lung cancer model in mice was established and treated with acupuncture,medication and the combination of acupuncture and medication separately. The growth state of the mice,change and growth curve of tumour,change of tumour-weight and tumour-curbed rate were observed. Results Acupuncture,TAX and the combination of acupuncture and TAX all can curb the tumour,and the combination was the best. Conclusion The combination of acupuncture and TAX has a marked anti-cancer effect and can improve growth state of the mice. The effect of combining method is better than single therapy.