title: [Alterations of plasma beta-EP and cortisol contents in thyroidectomy under acupuncture anesthesia and acupuncture anesthesia combined with tetrahydropalmatine].
abstract: Acupuncture anesthesia sometimes fails to give sufficient analgesia which may be overcome by appropriate combination of non-narcotic analgetics. We measured beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and cortisol contents in thyroidectomy under acupuncture analgesia (12 cases) and acupuncture anesthesia combined with tetrahydropalmatine (12 cases) by RIA. The results showed that the increase of beta-EP and cortisol in the latter group was less than that of the former, which proved that terahydropalmatine exerted a potentiating effect on acupuncture analgesia.
authors.affiliation: Hua Shan Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Medical University.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D015667:Acupuncture Analgesia; D000328:Adult; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; C014215:tetrahydropalmatine; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D006854:Hydrocortisone