Correlation between curative effect and 5-HTTLPR polymorphism in treatment of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome with acupuncture for regulating
- Author:
Jing GUO
1
;
Jian-Hua SUN
1
;
Lu CHEN
1
;
Hao GENG
1
;
Xiao-Liang WU
1
;
Ya-Fang SONG
1
;
Guo-Hui YANG
2
;
Rong-Rong SHEN
3
;
Min DING
4
;
Jin LU
5
;
Lian LIU
6
;
Xiang-Dong FANG
7
;
Li-Xia PEI
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial
- Keywords: 5-HT transporter gene-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR); acupuncture; diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D); gene polymorphism; randomized controlled trial (RCT)
- MeSH: Acupuncture Therapy; Diarrhea/therapy*; Humans; Irritable Bowel Syndrome/therapy*; Quality of Life; Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics*; Spleen; Treatment Outcome
- From: Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion 2021;41(4):365-370
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To compare the curative effect on diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D) between acupuncture for regulating
METHODS:A total of 231 patients with IBS-D were randomized into an acupuncture group (154 cases) and a western medication group (77 cases) at the ratio of 2 to 1. In the acupuncture group, acupuncture was applied to acupoint regimen for regulating
RESULTS:After treatment and in follow-up, the total scores of IBS-SSS in the patients of the two groups were all reduced as compared with those before treatment (
CONCLUSION:Acupuncture for regulating