Effect of skull acupuncture and scalp acupuncture on serum vascular endothelial growth factor in the patient of acute cerebral infarction / 中国针灸
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
; (12): 466-468, 2006.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate effect of skull suture acupuncture (skull acupuncture) and scalp acupuncture on serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the patient of acute cerebral infarction (CI).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Twenty cases of CI were treated with skull suture acupuncture at coronal suture, sagittal suture, lambdoid suture, etc. combined with medication (group B), group C (n=20) with scalp acupuncture at contralateral Dingnie Qian-xiexian (MS 6) and Dingnie Houxiexian (MS 7) plus medication, and group A (n=20) with medication. Changes of serum VEGF contents were investigated in the three groups.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>After treatment, the serum VEGF content did not significantly change in group A (P > 0.05), and significantly increased in group B and group C (P < 0.01, P < 0.05), with significant difference as group B and C compared with that of group A (P < 0.05), and with no significant difference between group B and group C (P > 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Skull suture acupuncture combined with medication and scalp acupuncture plus medication have a similar effect on serum VEGF in the patient of acute cerebral infarction.</p>
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Main subject:
Scalp
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Skull
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Therapeutics
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Blood
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Cerebral Infarction
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Acute Disease
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion
Year:
2006
Document type:
Article