title: Effects of electro-acupuncture on immune function after chemotherapy in 28 cases.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the effects of electroacupuncture therapy on T cells and activity of NK cell in the patient of Chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Electro-acupuncture therapy was simultaneously applied during chemotherapy, T cells and activity of NK cell of patients were determined before electroacupuncture treatment (before chemotherapy) and after 4-course electro-acupuncture treatments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Before chemotherapy, CD3 was low within the normal range, CD4 was much lower than the normal range, and CD8, CD4/CD8 and activity of NK cell were within the normal range. After one month of chemotherapy combined with electro-acupuncture, no decline of all the indices was found (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electro-acupuncture can really increase the immune function of patients of chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province.
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Shaozong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents