title: [Effects of scalp penetration acupuncture on plasma endothelin (ET) and calcitonin related peptide (CGRP) contents in the patient of acute intracerebral hemorrhage].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the mechanism of scalp penetration acupuncture treating acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH).
  
  
  METHODS
  The treatment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30) were treated with the same basic therapy, but scalp penetration acupuncture was added to the treatment group. Changes of plasma ET and CGRP contents were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After treatment for 14 days, the content of plasma ET in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.01). Moreover, the content of plasma CGRP was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Scalp penetration acupuncture is able to improve the prognosis of the patient with ACH by means of regulating the contents of plasma ET and CGRP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Heilongjiang University of TCM, Harbin 150040, China. chunlingb@sina.com
authors.forename: Chun-Ling
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Hong-Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Gui-Rong
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: En-Li
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000628:therapy; D016232:Endothelins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D012535:Scalp
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D002116:Calcitonin; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide