Study of Different Patterns of Immuno-Modulatory Mechanism byTonifying Kidney and Invigorating Spleen Drugs

Objective: To observe the acting pattern on the immune system by Kidney tonifying (KT) drugs. Methods: Three composite recipes were used on the 7- and 14-day corticosterone rat model to study the effect of recipes on the different patterns of immuno-modulatory and neuro- endocrinological systems. Results:The immune system of Spleen Invigorating(SI) group was well protected in either 7- or 14-day experiments,with the SI recipe showing no effect on the neuroendocrine system. It suggested that SI recipe might have direct action on immune system. On the other hand, KT group with no effect on neuroendocrine-immune (NEI) system in 7-day experiment, but showed a remarkable protective effect of the whole NEI system in 14-day experiment. Conclusion: The results indicated that KT recipe acts on the neuroendocrine system first, and then influence the immune system. It means that the action took place through down pathway of NEI network.

中药结合艾灸干预老年患者营养不良的临床研究

目的：观察中药结合艾灸治疗老年患者营养不良的效果。方法：把经微型营养评价法（Mininu—tritionassessmentMNA）诊断为营养不良的80例老年患者随机分为治疗组和对照组，对照组采用西医常规治疗，治疗组在西医常规治疗基础上加用自拟的健脾益肾合剂和艾灸，3个月为一个疗程，一个疗程后进行疗效评价。结果：治疗组总有效率为95．0％，明显优于对照组的62．5％（P〈0．01）。结论：中药结合艾灸治疗老年患者营养不良具有良好的临床疗效。