Clinical study on the effect of electroacupuncture on cellular immune function in patients with gastrointestinal tumor
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Clinical study on the effect of electroacupuncture on cellular immune function in patients with gastrointestinal tumor
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci (2011), Jun, Wang; Jianwei, Jiang; Sanjun, Cai; Huiting, Peng; Yanqin, Gao; Xiaoding, Cao; Gencheng, Wu
Abstract
Objective: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on the T-lymphocyte subsets and lymphocyte transformation in patients with gastrointestinal tumor during peri-operative and peri-chemotherapy periods. Methods: A total of 44 cases with gastrointestinal tumor were allocated into 4 groups of surgical removal (SR), SR + electroacupuncture (EA), SR + chemotherapy, and SR + chemotherapy + EA. Then changes of T-lymphocyte subsets in varying stages of gastrointestinal tumor were determined using a flow cytometer. Results: On the 3rd day after operation, the patients’ CD3+ cell percentage and lymphocyte transformation were significantly lower than that before operation (P<0.05, P<0.01); the CD3+ cell percentage and lymphocyte transformation of patients who received EA were not significantly reduced, showing a statistic difference when compared with the SR group (P<0.05). On the 10th day after operation, the patients’ lymphocyte transformation was almost restored to the level before operation, the CD8+ cells in patients who received EA were significantly reduced (P<0.05) and their CD4+/CD8+ ratios were markedly elevated (P<0.05). On the 3rd day after operation coupled with chemotherapy, the CD3+ cell percentage and CD4+/CD8+ ratios were somewhat reduced, but not showing a statistic difference. Upon EA intervention, the CD3+ cell percentage and CD4+/CD8+ ratios on the third day after operation coupled with chemotherapy were significantly increased (P<0.05). The intra-group comparison before and after treatment has shown that EA can improve the lymphocyte transformation of patients after operation and chemotherapy (P<0.01). Conclusion: EA can substantially improve the cellular immune function in patients with gastrointestinal tumor during peri-operative and peri-chemotherapy periods.
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J Acupunct Tuina Sci
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English
doi
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11726-011-0550-0
issn
1672-3597
issue
6
page end
358
page start
354
volume
9