Ikeuchi T, Iguchi H
Department of Urology, Fujigaoka Hospital, School of Medicine, Showa University.
Hinyokika Kiyo. 1994 Jul;40(7):587-91.
Seventeen patients with prostatodynia (chronic prostatitis-like syndrome) refractory to conventional medical treatment were treated with electric acupuncture at a low-wave frequency. All of them had had a complicated clinical course and pelvic hypertonicity. This therapy was administered to mitigate the congestion of pelvic circulation, especially around the prostate. The clinical efficacy of longterm treatment was considered excellent in 30% and moderate in 70% of the patients, with an overall efficacy rate of 100%. Treatment with Chinese medicines and chemical agents could be withdrawn completely in 50% of the patients, treatment with chemical agents could be withdrawn in 30% of the patients, and the dose of either type of medication could be reduced in 20% of the patients. To examine whether the efficacy of electric acupuncture was related to the induction of cytokines we also examined the serum levels of INF-gamma, IL-1 beta and IL-6, but, no significant elevation of either of them was detected.
17例常规药物治疗无效的前列腺痛（慢性前列腺炎样综合征）患者接受了低波频率电针治疗。他们均经历了复杂的临床病程且存在盆腔张力过高的情况。进行该治疗是为了减轻盆腔循环充血，尤其是前列腺周围的充血。长期治疗的临床疗效在30%的患者中被认为极佳，70%的患者为中等，总有效率达100%。50%的患者可完全停用中药和化学制剂，30%的患者可停用化学制剂，20%的患者可减少任一类型药物的剂量。为了研究电针疗效是否与细胞因子的诱导有关，我们还检测了血清中γ干扰素、白细胞介素-1β和白细胞介素-6的水平，但未检测到它们中有任何一项显著升高。
