[Effects of injection of Huangqi injectio into Zusanli (ST 36) on immune function in the patient of schizophrenia]

Full Abstract

OBJECTIVE:
To study on effects of injection of Huangqi Injectio into Zusanli (ST 36) on the hospital infection and immune function in the patient of schizophrenia.

METHODS:
Thirty inpatients of chronic schizophrenia were treated with injection of Huangqi Injectio into bilateral Zusanli (ST 36), 2 mL each point, thrice each week, for 8 weeks. Relative immune indexes and the hospital infection were investigated.

RESULTS:
The hospital infection and the sub-infection were 4 cases (13.3%), 7 cases-times (23.3%) in the injection group; and 9 cases (15.0%), 19 cases-times (31.7%) in the control group, respectively, with no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The drug-administration duration was 7.77 days/case and 11.87 days/case in the two groups, respectively (P<0.01). In the injection group, as compared with that of last 3 years the duration was 7.77 days/case and 14.08 days/case (P<0.01). IgG, IgA, IgM and T-cell subgroups did not have significant changes, but there was the most different value before and after injection in SIL-2R of the no-infection group, and the longer the drug administration duration, the smaller the different values.

CONCLUSION:
Injection of Huangqi Injectio into Zusanli (ST 36) has definite effect for prevention of the hospital infection in inpatients of chronic schizophrenia, and SIL-2R is a valuable index for investigation of the hospital of infection.

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Author information

Author/s: Zhang, Bing-ru (BR); Li, Su (S); Yuan, Pei-yun (PY); Zhang, Xiao-bin (XB); Cheng, Li-xin (LX); Zhou, Hong-hui (HH); Zhou, Chao-yun (CY); Liu, Xiao-yu (XY); Wang, Xiao-ling (XL); Tian, Gui-zhen (GZ); Lin, Qi-gen (QG); Sha, Wei-wei (WW);

Affiliation: Wutaishan Hospital of Yangzhou, Jiangsu 225003, China.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion (Zhongguo Zhen Jiu), published in China. (Language: chi)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 26 (issue 9) : pp 625-8

Dates: Created 2006/10/12; Completed 2006/10/26; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 17036478, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Acupuncture Points
Adult
Aged
Astragalus Plant
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Drugs, Chinese Herbal - administration & dosage
Humans

Humans
Immunoglobulins - blood
Male
Middle Aged
Receptors, Interleukin-2 - blood
Schizophrenia - immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets - immunology

Associated Chemicals: Drugs, Chinese Herbal (0) ; Huang Qi (0) ; Immunoglobulins (0) ; Receptors, Interleukin-2 (0)

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