Effect of Wheat-sized Moxibustion on the Quality of Life and IL-10 in Peripheral Blood of Patients with Tumor

VernacularTitle:麦粒灸对肿瘤患者生活质量及其外周血中IL-10表达的影响
Author: Ling FU ; Qian WAN ; Tianshu XU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Tumor; Moxibustion with seed-sized moxa cone; QLQ-C30 questionnaire; IL-10; Moxibustion
From: Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 2015;(4):305-309
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveBy observing and comparing the effect of wheat-sized moxibustion on the quality of life and interleukin (IL)-10 expression in stageⅢ~Ⅳtumor patients of two different traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) patterns by using QLQ-C30 questionnaire, to see whether wheat-sized moxibustion can improve the quality of life, regulate oncology-related immune system, and enhance the survival rate of the stageⅢ~Ⅳtumor patients.MethodForty-two tumor patients were randomized into a treatment group and a control group and were differentiated into TCM patterns. The treatment group was intervened by conventional Chinese and Western medicine plus 2 weeks of wheat-sized moxibustion. QLQ-C30 questionnaire was adopted for evaluation before and after treatment, and peripheral blood was drawn to detect the expression of IL-10.ResultWheat-sized moxibustion improved the quality of life, especially fatigueand poor appetite; the expression of IL-10 dropped after wheat-sized moxibustion.Conclusion Wheat-sized moxibustion can improve the quality of life of the tumor patients and down-regulate the expression of IL-10.