Effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on bone marrow suppression and leukocytes after chemotherapy
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Effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on bone marrow suppression and leukocytes after chemotherapy
Description
J Acupunt Tuina Sci (2011), Xixin, Zhao; Ximei, Huang; Heping, Wang; Mei, Lu; Kaiyu, Tian.
Abstract
Objective: To observe the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion therapy on bone marrow suppression and the leukocytes count after chemotherapy, and to explore the mechanism. Methods: Animal experiments and clinical studies were combined to observe the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on the bone marrow and leukocytes during chemotherapy. The biological cultivation was used to detect the amount of the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells and the activity of the serum colony-stimulating factor (CSF). Results: The peripheral leukocytes count in the acupuncture-moxibustion group began to rebound 1 d earlier than that in the model group. The effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on neutrophils proliferation was the most obvious. Conclusion: The effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on resisting bone marrow suppression and rebounding the leukocytes count after chemotherapy may related to releasing the bone marrow cells to peripheral blood, extending the life of leukocyte, increasing the activity of serum CSF, promoting the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell proliferation, and reducing the damage of chemotherapy on the hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell.
Alternative Title
J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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Language
English
doi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-011-0545-x
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
335
page start
331
volume
9