Effect of acupuncture on hemorheology in patients with diabetic nephropathy

To explore the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture in treating diabetic nephropathy (DN) by observing the effect of acupuncture on blood rheology of DN. A total of 54 cases of DN patients were randomly divided into control (n=24) and acupuncture group (n=30). Patients of control group were treated...

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Published inZhēncì yánjiū Vol. 32; no. 5; p. 335
Main Authors Chu, Qin, Wang, Lin, Liu, Guo-Zhen
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published China 01.10.2007
Subjects
Acupuncture Therapy
Aged
Diabetic Nephropathies - blood
Diabetic Nephropathies - therapy
Female
Hemorheology
Humans
Male
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Middle Aged
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Summary:To explore the underlying mechanisms of acupuncture in treating diabetic nephropathy (DN) by observing the effect of acupuncture on blood rheology of DN. A total of 54 cases of DN patients were randomly divided into control (n=24) and acupuncture group (n=30). Patients of control group were treated with diet-control, oral administration of Gliguidone (30-60 mg, t. i. d.) or subcutaneous injection of insulin, and those of acupuncture group treated with the same medication as those of control group and additional manual acupuncture stimulation of Ganshu (BL18), Pishu (BL20), Zusanli (ST 36), etc., once daily for 30 days. Hemorheology was detected with LBY-N6A Automatic Hemorheological Analyser. The treatment duration in 2 groups was 30 days. After the treatment, of the 24 and 30 cases in control and acupuncture groups, 6 (25.0%) and 16 (53.3%) cases experienced remarkable improvement in their symptoms; 10 (41.6%) and 12 (40.0%) had improvement, 8 (33.3%) and 2 (6.7%) failed, with the effective rates being 66.7%
ISSN:1000-0607