Complementary Medicine Department, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Complementary Medicine Department, National Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Respir Med. 2019 Sep;156:15-19. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2019.07.022. Epub 2019 Jul 30.
Traditional medicine may not control bronchial asthma. Many patients have uncontrolled symptoms and the underlying ongoing inflammation is persistent.
to assess efficacy of laser acupuncture in improving asthma symptoms and underlying oxidative stress through monitoring exhaled 8-isoprostane.
48 asthmatic (case group) received successive low level laser acupuncture sessions to stimulate acupoints for chronic asthma and 24 asthmatics received deactivated laser acupuncture sessions (control group). Asthma symptoms, asthma control questionnaire, concentration of 8-Isoprostane in exhaled breath condensate and airway resistance were assessed before and after laser acupuncture therapy.
After the completion of the course of laser acupuncture therapy, we observed significant improvement of asthma symptoms. Asthma control questionnaire improved from 9.7 ± 3.3 to 21.8 ± 3.6 (p 0.001). EBC 8-Isoprostane dropped from 14.7 ± 5.4 to 8.1 ± 5.0 (p 0.001). The airway resistance at R5 and R20 significantly decreased from 116.6 ± 25.8 & 124.5 ± 31.2 to 101.5 ± 25.6 &110.9 ± 29.9 respectively (p 0.001). Control patients who received sham acupuncture therapy did not show such improvement.
Laser acupuncture is an effective modality in treating bronchial asthma as evidenced by improved symptoms, airway resistance, and oxidative biomarkers.
评估激光针灸通过监测呼气 8-异前列腺素改善哮喘症状和潜在氧化应激的疗效。
48 例哮喘患者（病例组）接受连续低水平激光针灸刺激穴位治疗慢性哮喘，24 例哮喘患者接受失活激光针灸治疗（对照组）。在激光针灸治疗前后评估哮喘症状、哮喘控制问卷、呼气冷凝物中 8-异前列腺素浓度和气道阻力。
激光针灸治疗完成后，我们观察到哮喘症状明显改善。哮喘控制问卷从 9.7±3.3 提高到 21.8±3.6（p 0.001）。EBC 8-异前列腺素从 14.7±5.4 降至 8.1±5.0（p 0.001）。气道阻力在 R5 和 R20 显著降低，分别从 116.6±25.8 和 124.5±31.2 降至 101.5±25.6 和 110.9±29.9（p 0.001）。接受假针灸治疗的对照组患者没有出现这种改善。
激光针灸是治疗支气管哮喘的有效方法，可改善症状、气道阻力和氧化生物标志物。
