Effects of scalp penetration acupuncture on plasma endothelin (ET) and calcitonin related peptide (CGRP) contents in the patient of acute intracerebral hemorrhage / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the mechanism of scalp penetration acupuncture treating acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The treatment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30) were treated with the same basic therapy, but scalp penetration acupuncture was added to the treatment group. Changes of plasma ET and CGRP contents were compared.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment for 14 days, the content of plasma ET in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.01). Moreover, the content of plasma CGRP was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Scalp penetration acupuncture is able to improve the prognosis of the patient with ACH by means of regulating the contents of plasma ET and CGRP.</p>