In order to investigate the preventive effects of moxibustion therapy on the depression of the immune response induced by cold stress in rat, the control group and the sample groups were exposed to cold stress at -10℃ for 14 days and therefore -18...
In order to investigate the preventive effects of moxibustion therapy on the depression of the immune response induced by cold stress in rat, the control group and the sample groups were exposed to cold stress at -10℃ for 14 days and therefore -18℃ for 14 days. And direct moxibustion therapy were conducted 4 times every otherday from 22 days to 28 days on the loci corresponding Pi-su(BL20) of Human body and Blank loci.
Experimental studies acre performed for the observation of the No. of RBC, WBC and Lymphocyte in blood CD4+ T cell count, spleen CD4+ T cell count and axillary lymph node CD4+ T cell count in rats exposed to cold stress.
The results a as follows;
1. The No. of RBC in blood was increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) and Block loci moxibustion therapy groups as compared with the control group.
2. The Ko. of WBC in blood a as increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) moxibustion therapy group as compared with the control group.
3. The No. of Lymphocyte in blood was increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) and Blank loci moxibustion therapy groups as compared with the control group. And the Pi-su group was more increased with the statistical significance than the Blank loci group.
4. The Blood CD4+ T cell count a as increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) and Blank loci moxibustion therapy groups as compared with the control group.
5. The No. of Lymphocyte in Spleen aas increased with the statistical nonsignificance in the Pi-su(BL20) and Blank loci moxibustion therapy groups as compared with control group.
6. The Spleen CD4 + T ce1l count was increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) moxibustion. therapy group as compared with the control group.
7. The Lymphocyte in Axillyary lymph node was increased with the statistical
nonsignificance in the Pi-su(BL20)and Blank loci moxibustion therapy groups as
compared with the control group.
8..Axillyary lymph node CD4+ T cell was increased with the statistical significance in the Pi-su(BL20) and Blank loci moxibustion therapy groups as compared with the control group.