Acupuncture relief of chronic pain syndrome correlates with increased plasma met-enkephalin concentrations.
In twenty patients with chronic pain syndrome, acupuncture treatment resulted in significant improvement of both pain and psychiatric symptoms and higher plasma concentrations of metenkephalin. Plasma beta-endorphin concentrations were unchanged. The degree of symptom relief was correlated with the increase in plasma met-enkephalin.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004723:Endorphins / Q000097:blood; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy; D010146:Pain / Q000097:blood / Q000523:psychology; D059408:Pain Management; D013577:Syndrome; D001615:beta-Endorphin
D004723:Endorphins; D004744:Enkephalin, Methionine; D001615:beta-Endorphin