Immunomodulation of musk-moxa-string therapy in patients with scrofula.
J Tongji Med Univ
; 10(3): 164-8, 1990.
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ABSTRACT
The effects of musk-moxa-string therapy on the immune system in man were investigated in 39 patients with scrofula. Before treatment, the numbers of peripheral blood (PB) CD3+ and DC4+ cells and the ratio CD4+/CD8+ were found to be lower in patients with scrofula than in normal subjects, while those of B cells and DR+ cells were higher. Response of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) diminished in patients with scrofula. At month 2-6 of musk-moxa-string therapy the number of PB CD8+ cells showed slight diminution along with significant increases in CD3+ and CD4+ cells and CD4+/CD8+ ratio in total lymphocytes (P less than 0.001). In vitro a marked increased blastogenic response to mitogen stimulation with PHA was observed in PBMC of patients with scrofula after treatment (P less than 0.001). In contrast, B lymphocytes, monocytes, DR+ cells and blastogenic response to concanavalin A and pokeweed mitogen were not influenced by musk-moxa-string therapy.
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Métodos Terapêuticos e Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_energeticas
Assunto principal:
Tuberculose dos Linfonodos
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Ácidos Graxos Monoinsaturados
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Moxibustão
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Tongji Med Univ
Ano de publicação:
1990
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Article