The Effects of Oxidative Stress Status of Acupuncture the Three Main Points in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy Patients

Objective:Explore the regulation of oxidative stress status of acupuncture Zusanli(ST36),Sanyinjiao(SP6),Taixi(KI3) in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients.Methods:It is a perspective study.The DPN patients were assigned to acupuncture group and medicine group by random.The assessing person was the single blinder.All patients' blood glucose was controlled by medicines.The DPN of those patients in acupuncture group was treated by acupuncture;those in other group were treated by Mecobalamin.The change of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and malondialdehyde(MDA) between two groups was compared after half a month.Result:The SOD before treatment in patients of acupuncture group was 67.11 ± 3.09,which was 74.39 ± 3.15 after treatment,t =-2.018,P = 0.043,the difference had statistical significance;MDA was 5.73 ± 0.52 pre-treatment,4.13 ± 0.23 after treatment,t = 2.987,P = 0.006.SOD in those of medicine group was 60.18 ± 2.28 60.68 ± 2.66,t =-0.192,P = 0.0849,the difference had no significance;MDA was 9.08 ± 2.26 6.53 ± 0.51,t = 1.206,P = 0.237,no significant.Conclusion:Acupuncture the main points can improvement the oxidative stress status of diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients.It is an important way of acupuncture treatment diabetic peripheral neuropathy.