艾灸大椎穴对免疫低下小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能的影响

Effects of moxa-cone moxibustion at Dazhui acupoint on the phagocytic function of macrophages in hypoimmune mice

目的 探讨艾灸对免疫低下小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能的调整作用,为灸法的深入研究提供实验依据。方法 将130只小鼠分为正常对照组、正常加灸组、免疫低下模型组、免疫低下加灸组,通过涂片镜检及流式细胞术两种方法计数其吞噬情况。结果 艾灸大椎穴对正常小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能影响不大,对免疫低下小鼠巨噬细胞吞噬功能有显著增强作用。结论 艾灸具有调衡作用。

Objective To investigate the regulating effect of moxa-cone moxibustion on the phagocytic function of macrophages, in order to provide experimental data for the study of other moxibustion methods. Method 130 Mice were divided into the normal control group, moxibustion group, hypoimmune-model group, and hypoimmune-plus-moxibustion group. Flow cytometry and smear examination were adopted to observe phagocytosis of macrophages in these groups. Results Moxa-cone moxibustion of Dazhui acupoint had no big influence on phagocytosis of macrophages in the normal mice whereas it exerted marked enhancing effect on phagocytosis of macrophages in the hypoimmune mice. Conclusion Moxa-cone moxibustion possesses homeostatic effect.