Clinical effect of acupoint application combined with conventional anti-tuberculosis treatment on pulmonary tuberculosis and its influence on the immune function / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the effect of acupoint application combined with conventional anti-tuberculosis treatment on pulmonary tuberculosis and its effect on the immune function of patients.@*Methods@#A total of 64 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who visited Hangzhou Red Cross Hospital from March 2016 to September 2017 were selected in the study.The patients were randomly divided into control group (n=30) and observation group (n=34) according to the digital table.The clinical curative effect (obvious absorption, absorption, no change and deterioration), lung function (FVC, FEV1 and FVC/FEV1), immune function(CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+, IgC, IgA, IgM) were compared between the two groups.@*Results@#The absorptive rate of the control group was 46.67%, which was significantly lower than that of the observation group(76.47%, χ2=6.04, P<0.05). After treatment, the levels of FVC, FEV1 and FVC/FEV1 of the two groups were significantly increased compared with before treatment..After treatment, the levels of FVC, FEV1 and FVC/FEV1 in the observation group were (2.20±0.48)L, (2.50±0.34)L, (87.44±13.60)%, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group [(1.63±0.32)L, (2.02±0.44)L, (80.28±12.66)%] (t=6.607, 5.687, 2.558, all P<0.05). After treatment, the CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+, IgC, IgA, IgM levles in the observation group were significantly increased compared with before treatment (all P<0.05). After treatment, the CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+, IgC, IgA, IgM levles in the observation group were (73.25±6.17)%, (38.65±5.75)%, (36.58±3.17)%, (1.52±0.65), (15.49±1.49)g/L, (3.07±1.30)g/L, (1.94±0.50)g/L, respectively, which were significantly higher than those in the control group[(68.43±6.4)%, (34.72±5.68)%, (35.02±3.08)%, (1.16±0.78), (12.61±1.64)g/L, (2.23±0.90)g/L, (1.68±0.35)g/L] (t=3.590, 3.223, 2.340, 2.340, 8.594, 3.550, 2.846, all P<0.05).@*Conclusion@#Conventional anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy drugs combined with acupuncture has better effect than conventional anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy drugs.It can significantly improve the immune function of patients, improve the success rate of treatment, and speed up the improvement of the patients' condition.