Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies have been shown to form against the nicotinic acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors located at the neuromuscular junction.＂Warming yang and inv...Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies have been shown to form against the nicotinic acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors located at the neuromuscular junction.＂Warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture treatment has been shown to reduce serum inflammatory cytokine expression and increase transforming growth factor beta expression in rats with experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis.However,few studies have addressed the effects of this type of acupuncture on the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.Here,we used confocal laser scanning microscopy to examine the area and density of immunoreactivity for an antibody to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction in the phrenic nerve of rats with experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis following ＂warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture therapy.Needles were inserted at acupressure points Shousanli（LI10）,Zusanli（ST36）,Pishu（BL20）,and Shenshu（BL23） once daily for 7 consecutive days.The treatment was repeated after 1 day of rest.We found that area and the integrated optical density of the immunoreactivity for the acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction of the phrenic nerve was significantly increased following acupuncture treatment.This outcome of the acupuncture therapy was similar to that of the cholinesterase inhibitor pyridostigmine bromide.These findings suggest that ＂warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture treatment increases acetylcholine receptor expression at the neuromuscular junction in a rat model of autoimmune myasthenia gravis.展开更多
目的观察温针灸治疗阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭的临床疗效及对患者心功能和生活质量的影响。方法将60例阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭患者用随机数字表法分为对照组(30例)和研究组(30例)。两组均予内科常规基础治疗,对照组另予常规针刺治...目的观察温针灸治疗阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭的临床疗效及对患者心功能和生活质量的影响。方法将60例阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭患者用随机数字表法分为对照组(30例)和研究组(30例)。两组均予内科常规基础治疗,对照组另予常规针刺治疗,研究组另予温针灸治疗。观察两组治疗前后明尼苏达心功能不全生命质量量表(Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire,MLHFQ)评分、6分钟步行试验(6-minute walk test,6MWT)结果、心功能指标[左室舒张末期内径(left ventricular end diastolic diameter,LVEDD)、左心室收缩末内径(left ventricular end systolic diameter,LVESD)和左室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction,LVEF)]以及血清肾素、醛固酮(aldosterone,ALD)、血管紧张素Ⅱ(angiotensinⅡ,AngⅡ)和血浆N末端B型利钠肽原(N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide,NT-proBNP)水平的变化,比较两组临床疗效。结果两组治疗后LVEDD、LVESD、肾素水平、ALD水平、AngⅡ水平、NT-proBNP水平和MLHFQ评分均较治疗前降低(P<0.05),LVEF和6MWT水平均较治疗前提高(P<0.05)。研究组治疗后LVEDD、LVESD、肾素水平、ALD水平、AngⅡ水平、NT-proBNP水平和MLHFQ评分均低于对照组(P<0.05),LVEF和6MWT水平均高于对照组(P<0.05)。研究组总有效率高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论在内科常规治疗基础上,温针灸治疗阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭的临床疗效优于常规针刺,可改善心脏功能,提高生活质量。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81173344
文摘Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune disorder in which antibodies have been shown to form against the nicotinic acetylcholine nicotinic postsynaptic receptors located at the neuromuscular junction.＂Warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture treatment has been shown to reduce serum inflammatory cytokine expression and increase transforming growth factor beta expression in rats with experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis.However,few studies have addressed the effects of this type of acupuncture on the acetylcholine receptors at the neuromuscular junction.Here,we used confocal laser scanning microscopy to examine the area and density of immunoreactivity for an antibody to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction in the phrenic nerve of rats with experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis following ＂warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture therapy.Needles were inserted at acupressure points Shousanli（LI10）,Zusanli（ST36）,Pishu（BL20）,and Shenshu（BL23） once daily for 7 consecutive days.The treatment was repeated after 1 day of rest.We found that area and the integrated optical density of the immunoreactivity for the acetylcholine receptor at the neuromuscular junction of the phrenic nerve was significantly increased following acupuncture treatment.This outcome of the acupuncture therapy was similar to that of the cholinesterase inhibitor pyridostigmine bromide.These findings suggest that ＂warming yang and invigorating qi＂ acupuncture treatment increases acetylcholine receptor expression at the neuromuscular junction in a rat model of autoimmune myasthenia gravis.
文摘目的观察温针灸治疗阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭的临床疗效及对患者心功能和生活质量的影响。方法将60例阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭患者用随机数字表法分为对照组(30例)和研究组(30例)。两组均予内科常规基础治疗,对照组另予常规针刺治疗,研究组另予温针灸治疗。观察两组治疗前后明尼苏达心功能不全生命质量量表(Minnesota living with heart failure questionnaire,MLHFQ)评分、6分钟步行试验(6-minute walk test,6MWT)结果、心功能指标[左室舒张末期内径(left ventricular end diastolic diameter,LVEDD)、左心室收缩末内径(left ventricular end systolic diameter,LVESD)和左室射血分数(left ventricular ejection fraction,LVEF)]以及血清肾素、醛固酮(aldosterone,ALD)、血管紧张素Ⅱ(angiotensinⅡ,AngⅡ)和血浆N末端B型利钠肽原(N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide,NT-proBNP)水平的变化,比较两组临床疗效。结果两组治疗后LVEDD、LVESD、肾素水平、ALD水平、AngⅡ水平、NT-proBNP水平和MLHFQ评分均较治疗前降低(P<0.05),LVEF和6MWT水平均较治疗前提高(P<0.05)。研究组治疗后LVEDD、LVESD、肾素水平、ALD水平、AngⅡ水平、NT-proBNP水平和MLHFQ评分均低于对照组(P<0.05),LVEF和6MWT水平均高于对照组(P<0.05)。研究组总有效率高于对照组(P<0.05)。结论在内科常规治疗基础上,温针灸治疗阳气亏虚血瘀型慢性心力衰竭的临床疗效优于常规针刺,可改善心脏功能,提高生活质量。
