[Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of diabetic nephropathy].
OBJECTIVE
To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on early metaphase diabetic nephropathy.


METHODS
Fifty-four cases of diabetes were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (n=30) and a control group (n=24). The patients in the two groups were all treated by oral administration of Gliguidon or subcutaneous injection of insulin with acupuncture at Ganshu (BL 18), Weiwanxiashu (EX-B 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4) and other acupoints added in the acupuncture group, for 30 days.


RESULTS
The total effective rate was 93.3% in the acupuncture group and 66.7% in the control group. After treatment, blood beta2-microglobulin (beta2-MG), and urine beta2-MG in the acupuncture group decreased significantly with a significant difference as compared with those in the control group; total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) significantly decreased and high density lipoprotein (HDL) significantly increased in the acupuncture group with significant differences compared with the control group.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture can improve lipid metabolism and protect the renal function of the patient with early metaphase diabetes.
Chu
Qin
Q
The first Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. cq0314@yahoo.com.cn
Wang
Liu
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Liu
Guo-zhen
GZ
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin / Q000652:urine
D008055:Lipids; D001613:beta 2-Microglobulin