The effect of combined use of acupuncture and medicine on astrin and motilin in reflux esophagitis patients
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The effect of combined use of acupuncture and medicine on astrin and motilin in reflux esophagitis patients
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Int J of Clin Acupunct (2015), Lu, Daijing
Abstract
Objective: to investigate the effect of the combined use of acupuncture and medicine on plasma and gastrin and motilin in reflux esophagitis patients. Method: an acupuncture-medicine group of 30 patients was treated with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine for lowering rebellious stomach qi. A Chinese herbal medicine group of 30 patients was treated with Chinese herbal medicine alone for lowering rebellious stomach qi. An acupuncture group of 30 patients received acupuncture alone. A Western medicine group of 30 patients took omeprazole enteric-coated capsules. All four groups were treated for 60 days as one course. The indices were examined after one course of treatment. All the patients were given no other medicines for gastropathy during treatment. Results: there were no statistically significant pre-treatment differences in plasma gastrin and motilin levels among different groups of patients (P > 0.05). Plasma gastrin and motilin levels increased significantly in each group after treatment compared with before ( P < 0.01). After treatment, plasma gastrin and motilin levels were significantly higher in the acupuncture-medicine group than in Western medicine and Chinese herbal medicine groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: combined use of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine can significantly raise plasma gastrin and motilin levels, regulate gastroesophageal motility, increase lower esophageal sphincter pressure and prevent food regurgitation in reflux esophagitis patients.
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Intl J of Clin Acupunct
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English
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doi
1047-1979
issn
1047-1979
issue
2
page end
86
page start
83
volume
24