title: [Effect of reflexotherapy on the functional state of the sympathoadrenal system in patients with bronchial asthma].
abstract: Activity of sympathoadrenal system in patients with infectious-allergic bronchial asthma treated with reflexotherapy by monitoring alterations in spontaneous and L-DOPA stimulated daily excretion of adrenaline, noradrenaline, dopamine and L-DOPA with urine. Before and after the reflexotherapy course spontaneous excretion of catecholamines and L-DOPA with urine was found to be similar to the physiologically normal level. The test with per oral administration of 250 mg of L-DOPA showed that before the reflexotherapy the course of consumption of L-DOPA was impaired and, hence, the functional state of sympathoadrenal system was altered. The reflexotherapy improved the L-DOPA consumption suggesting normalization of catecholamine metabolism. The data obtained suggest that normalization of sympathoadrenal system activity is one of important effects of the acupuncture therapy.
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D004298:Dopamine / Q000652:urine; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000652:urine; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000652:urine; D012028:Reflexotherapy; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D007980:Levodopa; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine
vernacular_title: Vliianie refleksoterapii na funktsional'noe sostoianie simpatiko-adrenalovoĭ sistemy u bol'nykh bronkhial'noĭ astmoĭ.