PMID- 18186582
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080327
LR  - 20080111
IS  - 0192-415X (Print)
IS  - 0192-415X (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 6
DP  - 2007
TI  - Serum IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgE levels after electroacupuncture and diet therapy in 
      obese women.
PG  - 955-65
AB  - We investigated the effect of acupuncture therapy on obese women's body weight 
      and peripheral blood levels of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin A 
      (IgA), immunoglobulin M (IgM), and immunoglobulin E (IgE). Sixty-three healthy 
      women were assigned into 3 groups: placebo electroacupuncture (n = 13; mean age, 
      40.5 +/- 4.2 years; body mass index [BMI], 33.5 +/- 4.2), diet restriction (n = 
      23; mean age, 42.9 +/- 4.0 years; BMI, 34.6 +/- 2.9), and electroacupuncture (n = 
      24; mean age, 40.1 +/- 5.9 years; BMI, 33.9 +/- 2.7). Electroacupuncture was 
      applied to the Hunger and Shen Men ear points and to the LI 4, LI 11, St 36, St 
      44, and Ren 6 body points for 30 min once daily for 20 days. A restricted diet of 
      1400 kilocalories was given to participants in all 3 groups for 20 days. Weight 
      was lost significantly in subjects in the electroacupuncture group compared to 
      those in the diet restriction and placebo electroacupuncture groups (p < 0.000, 
      Tukey test). Modulations in serum IgG (p < 0.001) were apparent in women treated 
      with electroacupuncture compared with women treated with placebo 
      electroacupuncture and restricted diet only. No significant changes were seen in 
      serum IgA, IgM, and IgE levels among the 3 groups. Our results suggest that 
      electroacupuncture can be effectively used to treat obesity. We also observed a 
      modulating effect of serum IgG, which is associated with weight loss, in patients 
      in the electroacupuncture group.
FAU - Cabioglu, Mehmet T
AU  - Cabioglu MT
AD  - Department of Physiology, Medical Faculty, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. 
      tugcab@yahoo.com
FAU - Ergene, Neyhan
AU  - Ergene N
FAU - Surucu, H Selcuk
AU  - Surucu HS
FAU - Celik, H Hamdi
AU  - Celik HH
FAU - Findik, Duygu
AU  - Findik D
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Comparative Study
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - Singapore
TA  - Am J Chin Med
JT  - The American journal of Chinese medicine
JID - 7901431
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulin A)
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulin G)
RN  - 0 (Immunoglobulin M)
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Body Weight/physiology
MH  - Diet Therapy/methods
MH  - Electroacupuncture/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Immunoglobulin A/*blood
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/*blood
MH  - Immunoglobulin G/*blood
MH  - Immunoglobulin M/*blood
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Obesity/blood/*diet therapy/immunology
MH  - Weight Loss/physiology
EDAT- 2008/01/12 09:00
MHDA- 2008/03/28 09:00
CRDT- 2008/01/12 09:00
PHST- 2008/01/12 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/03/28 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/01/12 09:00 [entrez]
AID - S0192415X07005429 [pii]
AID - 10.1142/S0192415X07005429 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Chin Med. 2007;35(6):955-65. doi: 10.1142/S0192415X07005429.