PMID- 37573600
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20231204
LR  - 20231217
IS  - 1078-6791 (Print)
IS  - 1078-6791 (Linking)
VI  - 29
IP  - 8
DP  - 2023 Nov
TI  - The Effect of Warm Acupuncture on EOS, IgE, Inflammatory Factors, and T 
      Lymphocyte Subsets in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis of Lung Qi Deficiency and 
      Cold-Type.
PG  - 271-277
LID - AT8574 [pii]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of warming 
      needle therapy on eosinophils, specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), inflammatory 
      factors, and T lymphocyte subsets in patients with lung qi deficiency and 
      cold-type allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS: A total of 155 patients with lung qi 
      deficiency and cold-type AR from May 2021 to December 2022 were randomly divided 
      into a study group of 76 cases and a control group of 79 cases. The control group 
      received medication (chlorpheniramine and fluticasone), and the study group 
      received medication combined with warming needle therapy. The efficacy, TCM 
      syndrome score, eosinophils, IgE, inflammatory factors (interleukin-6 (IL-6), 
      IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)), T lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, 
      and CD8+), and rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire (RQLQ) scores 
      were evaluated after 2 weeks of treatment. RESULTS: The total effective rate in 
      the study group was 92.11%, which was higher than that in the control group 
      (77.22%) (P < .05). The TCM syndrome scores of the study group were lower than 
      those of the control group after 1 and 2 weeks of treatment (P < .05). The 
      positive rate of eosinophils in the study group was lower than that in the 
      control group after 1 week (47.37% vs. 64.56%, P < .05) and after 2 weeks (21.05% 
      vs. 37.97%, P < .05) of treatment. The serum levels of specific IgE, IL-6, IL-8, 
      and TNF-alpha in the study group were lower than those in the control group after 1 
      and 2 weeks of treatment (P < .05). The peripheral blood levels of CD3+ and CD4+ 
      were higher and the peripheral blood level of CD8+ was lower in the study group 
      than in the control group after 1 and 2 weeks of treatment (P < .05). The RQLQ 
      scores of the study group were lower than those of the control group after 1 and 
      2 weeks of treatment (P < .05). CONCLUSION: Warming needle therapy can 
      effectively improve the clinical symptoms of patients with lung qi deficiency and 
      cold-type AR, reduce inflammation, and enhance immune function.
FAU - Sun, Dunpo
AU  - Sun D
FAU - Jiang, Mingxiao
AU  - Jiang M
FAU - Lu, Meng
AU  - Lu M
FAU - Ma, Xiaomin
AU  - Ma X
FAU - Shang, Guochao
AU  - Shang G
FAU - Wang, Yisong
AU  - Wang Y
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PL  - United States
TA  - Altern Ther Health Med
JT  - Alternative therapies in health and medicine
JID - 9502013
RN  - 0 (Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha)
RN  - 0 (Interleukin-6)
RN  - 0 (Interleukin-8)
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Qi
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
MH  - Interleukin-6
MH  - Interleukin-8
MH  - *Rhinitis, Allergic/therapy
MH  - *Acupuncture Therapy
MH  - Syndrome
MH  - Immunoglobulin E
MH  - Lung
MH  - T-Lymphocyte Subsets
EDAT- 2023/08/13 18:41
MHDA- 2023/12/04 12:43
CRDT- 2023/08/13 16:52
PHST- 2023/12/04 12:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/13 18:41 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/13 16:52 [entrez]
AID - AT8574 [pii]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Altern Ther Health Med. 2023 Nov;29(8):271-277.