Effects of drug cupping therapy on immune function in chronic asthmatic bronchitis patients during protracted period / 中国中西医结合杂志
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
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(12): 984-987, 2006.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>UNLABELLED</b>To observe the clinical effect of drug cupping therapy (DCT, cupping therapy with pingchuan ointment made by the authors themselves in the cups) on chronic asthmatic bronchitis (CAB) during the protracted period, and explore its effect on immune function.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Seventy-seven patients were randomly divided into two groupsthe treated group (n=40) treated by orally taken Liuwei Dihuang Pill (LDP) and DCT and the control group (n=37) with LDP and common cupping therapy without drug in cups. The changes of T-lymphocyte subset, levels of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin (IL), immunoglobulin (Ig), complement 3 and 4 (C3 and C4) were detected before and after treatment.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The total effective rate was higher in the treated group than that in the control group (90.0% vs. 59.5%, P < 0.01). The levels of CD4+, CD4+ /CD8+, IL-2, IFN-gamma, C3, C4, IgA, IgG and IgM increased, while the levels of IgE, IL-4, IL-10 and CD8+ decreased after treatment in both groups (P < 0.05 or P < 0.01), the improvements were better in the treated group than that in the control group (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DCT shows better curative effects than that of common cupping therapy without drug, it could improve the cellular and humoral immunity in CAB patients.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Asma
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Terapêutica
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Bronquite
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas
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Antígenos CD4
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Subpopulações de Linfócitos T
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Interferon gama
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Interleucina-2
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Interleucina-10
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Relação CD4-CD8
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Chinês
Revista:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2006
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