title: [Effects of different point association needling methods on IL-1, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in the patient of cerebral infarction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe effects of acupuncture on serum interleukin-1 (IL-1) and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) in the patient of cerebral infarction.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-two cases of cerebral infarction were randomly divided into a treatment group treated by balanced muscular tension needling method, and a control group by traditional needling method. The levels of serum IL-1, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 were determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The levels of serum IL-1, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 in the patient of cerebral infarction were significantly higher than those in the healthy persons (P < 0.01); there were positive correlation between sICAM-1 or sVCAM-1 level and IL-1 level (r = 0.743, P < 0.001; r = 0.862, P < 0.001). The three indexes improved to a certain extent in the two groups, with the treatment group superior to the control group (P < 0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The improvement of nervous function by the balanced muscular tension needling method in the patient of cerebral infarction is possibly related with decrease of IL-1, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1 levels.
authors.affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan College of TCM, Changsha 410007, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Bi-dan
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1; D007375:Interleukin-1; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1; D018799:Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1