Clinical observation on electroacupuncture treatment of 30 cases of chronic hepatitis B.
OBJECTIVE
To probe into the methods and therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on hepatitis B.


METHODS
60 hospitalized cases of mild or moderate hepatitis B were randomly divided into a treatment group (30 cases) and a control group (30 cases). EA was applied at the points selected according to the differentiation of symptoms and signs. The treatment was given once daily for 30 minutes, and 2 weeks of treatments constituted a therapeutic course, with 2-3 courses on average in the treatment group. Conventional treatment for liver protection was given in the control group.


RESULTS
As compared with the control group, the duration of the treatment for recovery of the hepatic functions was significantly shorter, and the IL-8 level significantly lower in the treatment group.


CONCLUSIONS
In treating hepatitis B, EA is effective in improving symptoms, recovering hepatic functions, and regulating immune functions to certain extent.
Qiu
Weiwei
W
No. 454 Military Hospital, Nanjing 210002, China.
Chang
Jie
J
Shen
Su-e
SE
Shi
Binbin
B
Pan
Xuefei
X
D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male
D016209:Interleukin-8