[摘 要] 目的：探讨针灸治疗肺心病的可能机制。方法：将30例慢性肺心病患者随机分为2组，分别用针灸及西医方法治疗，并于治疗前后检测血浆内皮素-1(ET-1)的含量。结果：针灸治疗组及西药组治疗前后ET-1差异均有非常显著性意义(P<0.01)，治疗后两组间差异无显著意义(P>0.05)。结论：针灸可以有效降低慢性肺心病急性发作期患者血浆内皮素水平，并与西药组疗效相当。

    [主题词] 肺心病/针灸疗法；内皮缩血管肽类/血液

    EffectofAcupunctureandMoxibustiononPlasmaEndothelinContentinthePati

    entofChronicCorPulmonaleatAcuteParoxysmStage

    HuZhihui,CaiHong,LiuBiao,etal.

    (TheFirstAffiliatedHospitalofNanjingMedicalUniversity,jiangsu210029,Chi

    na)

    [Abstract] Purpose

    Toapproachtopossiblemechanismsofacupunctureandmoxibustionfortreatme

    ntofcorpulmonale.Methods

    30casesofchroniccorpulmonaleatacuteparoxysmstageweredividedintotwog

    roupsrandomly.Theyweretreatedwithacupunctureandwesternmedicinerespe ......