Effects of Acupuncture on Change of Serum Nitric Oxide in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients

Objective: To observe the change of serum nitrogen monoxidum(NO) in diabete peripheral neuropathy(DPN) patients which be treated by acupuncture.Methods: It is a perspective study.The DPN patients were assigned to acupuncture group and medicine group by random.All patients' blood glucose were controlled by medicines.The DPN of those patients in acupuncture group was treated by acupuncture;those in other group was treated by Mecobalamin.Compared the difference of NO between two groups after fifty days.Results: The content of NO after treatment in patients of acupuncture group was higher than before,but t=-1.436,P=0.161,the difference hadn't statistical significance.It in those of medicine group was lower,but t=1.236,P=0.225,the difference still hadn't statistical significance.Before treatment,the difference of the content of NO between two groups hadn't statistical significance,t=0.191,P=0.849.After treatment,t=3.005,P=0.004,it had statistical significance.Conclusion:The outcome of treat DPN by acupuncture may be relate with the increase of NO,but can't explain by it completely.