title: [Effects of different segments of acupuncture serum on eosinophil counts in the rat with eosinophilia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To further analyze and identify effective components of anti-asthma in acupuncture serum.
  
  
  METHODS
  Changes of eosinophils in the peripheral blood of rats with eosinophilia were observed for 10 days after intravenous injection of the different segments of serum (serum: normal saline = 1:20, 2.5 mL/kg, from the first day of the model establishment, for 3 consecutive days).
  
  
  RESULTS
  After intravenous injection of different segments of serum, the eosinophil counts in the peripheral blood decreased significantly from the 3rd day as compared with those of the model group (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The effective components of acupuncture serum from asthmatic rats treated by acupuncture for eosinophils are not a single component, and acupuncture stimulation may produce many kinds of components of anti-asthma.
authors.affiliation: Central Hospital of Jing'an District, Shanghai, China. huimingxu@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Hui-ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shu-lan
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yong-qing
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Ying-ying
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy; D004802:Eosinophilia; D004804:Eosinophils; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents