title: [Effects of thread embedding therapy on nucleotides and gastrointestinal hormones in the patient of chronic gastritis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe therapeutic effect of thread embedding therapy on chronic gastritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy cases of chronic gastritis were randomly divided into the treatment group (n = 36) treated by thread embedding therapy and the control group (n = 34) by acupuncture. Weishu (BL 21), Zhongwan (CV 12) and Zusanli (ST 36) were selected as main points. And plasma contents of cAMP, cGMP, gastrin and substance P were observed before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 88.89% in the treatment group and 76.47% in the control group with a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05); there were significant differences before and after treatment in plasma contents of cAMP, cGMP, gastrin and substance P in the two groups (P < 0.01), and the changes of these indexes in the treatment group were significantly superior to the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Thread embedding therapy has a definite therapeutic effect on chronic gastritis and it can adjust nucleotides, gastrin and substance P to improve the functions of the nerve-endocrine-immunity network.
authors.affiliation: Acupuncture & Moxibustion Department, Guangdong Provincial TCM Hospital, Guangzhou 510120, China. xie6710@sina.com
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chun-Zhi
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Su-He
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Shang-Jie
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jia-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D005756:Gastritis / Q000628:therapy; D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D006801:Humans; D009711:Nucleotides
chemical_list: D005768:Gastrointestinal Hormones; D009711:Nucleotides