Effect of Cluster Needling of Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Rehabilitation on Cellular Immunity of Immunosuppressive Rats

Objective To observe the effect of cluster needling of scalp acupuncture combined with rehabilitation(Tang's Approach) on interleukin-4(IL-4),T lymphocyte subsets of immunosuppressive model rat.Methods40 healthy SD rats(male,200～250 g) was divided into 5 groups randomly: normal group(NG),model group(MG),acupuncture group(AG),rehabilitation group(RG),and acupuncture with rehabilitation group(ARG),8 rats in each group.Each group was treated by acupuncture or rehabilitation except the model or normal group,once a day for 10 d.Radioimmunoassay and malondialdehydein(MDA) technique were used to test the contents of IL-4 and T lymphocyte subsets in each group.ResultsThe contents of IL-4 of immunosuppressive rats can decrease significantly in RG and ARG(P0.05).The level of CD4+ T lymphocyte increased more significantly in AG and RAG than in MG after the treatment(P0.01).ConclusionTang's Approach can decrease the contents of IL-4 and improve the level of CD4+ T lymphocyte in rats.