Clinical Study on Anti-aging Action of Herbal Cake-partition Moxibustion

目的:探讨隔药饼灸抗衰老的临床疗效和免疫学机理。方法:采用隔药饼灸治疗223例老年人,观察隔药饼灸治疗前及治疗1疗程结束后衰老见症积分值,并检测血T淋巴细胞亚群、IL-2和β-内啡肽的变化。结果:223例老人经灸治后,衰老积分明显下降,在临床症状改善同时细胞免疫功能增强,T淋巴细胞总数增加,CD_4^+/CD_8^+比值恢复正常,IL-2合成分泌增加。β-EP作为免疫调节的神经介质,灸治后明显提高。结论:衰老过程与免疫功能密切相关。艾灸能纠正异常免疫状态、稳定机体内环境达到延缓衰老目的。

Objective： To investigate the clinical efficacy and immunological mechanism of herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion for aging process. Method： The herbal cake-partitioned moxibustion was adopted for 223 cases to observe the aging scores before and after the treatment. Apart from that, the T-lymphocyte subsets and changes of IL-2 and β-EP were also detected. Results： After treatment, the aging scores of 223 cases were all substantially reduced, along with an improvement of clinical symptoms, a strengthened cellular immune function, and an increase of total T-lymphocyte count. In addition, the CD4＋/CD8＋ ratio was restored normal, the synthesis or secretion of IL-2 was increased and the β-EP （as the neurotransmitter to modulate immune function） was substantially improved. Conclusion： The aging process is closely associated with the immune function. Moxibustion can modulate abnormal immune function and stabilize homeostasis and thus delay the aging process.