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Rabbogliatti V, Brioschi FA, Pecile A, Bronzo V, Martini V, Dall'Ara P, Ravasio G, Groppetti D. Can peri-surgical electroacupuncture relieve immunity suppression? A pilot study in dogs. Vet J 2024; 305:106140. [PMID: 38782236 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
General anesthesia and surgical stress can suppress the immunological response by acting both directly on the immune system and indirectly on the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the sympathetic nervous system. Disturbance of the immune system during the perioperative period can lead to complications such as wound-healing disorders and infections up to sepsis. Effectiveness of acupuncture in regulating the immune function by increasing leukocyte numbers and inhibiting inflammatory response has been proven. This study aimed to explore the impact of electroacupuncture (EAP) on the dynamic balance of the immune system and immune cell populations in dogs undergoing surgery. Twelve healthy bitches scheduled for elective ovariectomy were divided into two groups according to whether (EAP, n=6) or not (CTR, n=6) a peri-operative electroacupuncture treatment was performed. Levels of leukocytes (neutrophils, monocytes, T- and B-cells) and immunoglobulins M (IgM) and A (IgA) were measured in blood samples collected before (T0), 1 h (T1) and 2.5 h (T2) after anesthesia induction. Leukocytes count decreased from T0 to T1 in both groups and restored within 1.5 h in EAP group whereas remained significantly lower in CTR group (P<0.02). In particular, neutrophils and monocytes increased in dogs receiving EAP (P<0.01) while T-cells decreased in CTR group (P<0.04) at T2. B-cells and cytotoxic T-cells decreased in EAP dogs (P<0.04) at T2. No differences in helper T-cells, IgM and IgA levels were recorded between groups and over time. Our results suggest a modulatory effect of EAP on the immune system which is early expressed on neutrophils, monocytes and T-cells.
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- V Rabbogliatti
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy.
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, via dell'università 6, Lodi 26900, Italy
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Guo ZQ, Jiang H, Huang Y, Gu HM, Wang WB, Chen TD. Early complementary acupuncture improves the clinical prognosis of traumatic brain edema: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2022; 101:e28959. [PMID: 35212308 PMCID: PMC8878911 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000028959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain edema occurs commonly brain injury, and most manifests as pericontusional edema of brain contusions. On the basis of evidence-based medicine, apart from recommending craniotomy and mannitol, there are few particularly effective measures to prevent and treat traumatic brain edema. It is uncertain whether an early complementary acupuncture treatment would improve long-term outcomes of patients with traumatic brain edema. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and the safety of early complementary acupuncture for patients with traumatic brain edema. METHODS This study is an actively accruing, single-center, single-blinded, 2-arm, randomized controlled trial. Patients with traumatic brain injury, a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 6∼12, and brain edema on computed tomography scan will be divided into 2 groups on the basis of stratified block randomization. All patients will receive conventional treatment, and the study group will undergo additional acupuncture therapy (start within 72 hours after the injury) once a day for 28 days. The primary outcome is the dichotomized Glasgow Outcome Score at 6 months and 12 months after injury, and the secondary outcomes are the Glasgow Coma Scale, the volume of traumatic brain edema, the serum levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6, and the Modified Barthel Index. DISCUSSION This study will provide data regarding the efficacy of early complementary acupuncture for traumatic brain edema. If the study yields positive results, its findings may offer insights into a valuable complementary option of acupuncture for traumatic brain edema that could provide pilot evidence for large, randomized, controlled trials.Trial registration: This trial has been published in the Chinese Clinical Trial Register, http://www.chictr.org.cn/edit.aspx?pid=141208&htm=4 (Identifier: ChiCTR2100053794, registered on December 3, 2021).
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- Zi-Quan Guo
- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- Department of Acupuncture of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Public Health, Mudanjiang Medical College, Mudanjiang, China
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- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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- Neurosurgery Center of Qionghai People's Hospital, Qionghai, China
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Yang SB, Cho SY, Kwon S, Jung WS, Moon SK, Park JM, Ko CN, Shin HS, Lee SH, Koh JS, Kim H, Park SU. Acupuncture attenuates postoperative inflammation in patients after craniotomy: A prospective, open-label, controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19071. [PMID: 32176032 PMCID: PMC7440145 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND It is important to manage inflammation after craniotomy. It may be prudent to reduce the excessive usage of antibiotics and to add supplementary treatments like acupuncture, which would be effective and safe. However, there are only a few studies available to date on the effects of acupuncture on anti-inflammatory response after craniotomy. The aim of this study was to explore the anti-inflammatory effects of acupuncture in patients after a craniotomy. METHODS This study was a single-center, prospective, open-label, controlled trial. Forty-four subjects who underwent craniotomy for an unruptured aneurysm, facial spasm, or brain tumor were allocated to either an acupuncture group or a control group. Both groups received postoperative routine care in the Department of Neurosurgery. The subjects in the acupuncture group also received a total of 6 acupuncture treatments sessions within 8 days after craniotomy. Acupuncture treatments included acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and intradermal acupuncture. The serum interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate levels were assessed four times within 7 days after surgery. The presence of fever, use of additional antibiotics, presence of infection including pneumonia or urinary tract infection, and safety were also reviewed. RESULTS The IL-1β levels of subjects who underwent aneurysmal clipping were significantly lower in the acupuncture group (P = .02). TNF-α levels of subjects who underwent aneurysmal clipping at the seventh postoperative day were also significantly lower in the acupuncture group (P = .03). Six cases of fever of unknown origin were observed in the control group, while none were seen in the acupuncture group, revealing that the incidence of fever was significantly lower in the acupuncture group (P = .02). No adverse events occurred during the trial. CONCLUSION Acupuncture showed a possibility of alleviating inflammation by attenuating the levels of proinflammatory cytokines and significantly reduced the incidence of fever of unknown origin in patients after craniotomy. Acupuncture would be suitable as an adjunctive therapy to alleviate inflammation after craniotomy.
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- Seung-Bo Yang
- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health & Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University
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- Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine
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Cho SY, Yang SB, Shin HS, Lee SH, Koh JS, Kwon S, Jung WS, Moon SK, Park JM, Ko CN, Park SU. Correction to: Anti-inflammatory and immune regulatory effects of acupuncture after craniotomy: study protocol for a parallel-group randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:481. [PMID: 29037254 PMCID: PMC5644096 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2230-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Seung-Yeon Cho
- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Korean Medicine, Graduate School, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea.,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology and Neurology, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University, 26, Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea. .,Stroke and Neurological Disorders Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, 892, Dongnam-ro, Gangdong-gu, Seoul, 05278, Republic of Korea.
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