비염(鼻炎)의 침구치료(鍼灸治療)에 대한 최근(最近) 연구(硏究) 동향(動向) -Pubmed와 중의학(中醫學) 학술지(學術紙)를 중심으로-

Systemic review: The study on Rhinitis with acupuncture in PubMed and Chinese medical journals

  • 김정신 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 김용석 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과) ;
  • 남상수 (경희대학교 강남경희한방병원 침구과)
  • Kim, Jeung-shin (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kang-Nam Korean Hospital, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-suk (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kang-Nam Korean Hospital, Kyung-Hee University) ;
  • Nam, Sang-soo (Department of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Kang-Nam Korean Hospital, Kyung-Hee University)
  • 투고 : 2004.01.10
  • 심사 : 2004.01.17
  • 발행 : 2004.02.20

초록

Objective: To research the trends of study related to rhinitis and acupuncture in PubMed, and to establish the hereafter direction of treating rhinitis with acupuncture Methods: We searched PubMed and chinese medical journals related to rhinitis and acupuncture. Results: 1. The pattern of the study was as follows: Review article(3), Randomized controlled trials(2), Clinical trial(11), Case report(12). 2. The effect of acupuncture on rhinitis is reported as follows: Acupucture treatment improves the scale of symptoms, nasal airways resistance and velocity of the mucociliary transport, decreasing absolute numbers of blood eosinophils, serum IgE and percentage of nasal eosinophils. Immunologically acupuncture treatment could reduce plasma IL-10 level, control IL-2, and balance between cell-specific pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines, TNF-${\alpha}$ and IL-10. After acupuncture treatment, there is statistically significant changes in IgA, IgE, E-rosette formative rate. 3. Many of these article have affirmative view for therapeutic effect of rhinitis with acupuncture. Statistical test was done only in 6 papers. There showed statically significant results in 4 articles, and in 2 article there showed some clinical improvement but no statically significant changes. 4. In Western countries, alternative treatments are frequent among adults with rhinitis or other allergic disease, and affirmative tendency for acupuncture treatment is increased.

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