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dc.contributor.authorMcDonald, John Leslie
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Peter K
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Caroline A
dc.contributor.authorXue, Charlie Changli
dc.contributor.authorGolianu, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorCripps, Allan W
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-22T01:17:41Z
dc.date.available2018-01-22T01:17:41Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.issn1081-1206
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.anai.2016.04.002
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/99764
dc.description.abstractBackground Clinical evidence suggests that acupuncture improves symptoms in persistent allergic rhinitis, but the physiologic basis of these improvements is not well understood. Objective A randomized, sham-controlled trial of acupuncture for persistent allergic rhinitis in adults investigated possible modulation of mucosal immune responses. Methods A total of 151 individuals were randomized into real and sham acupuncture groups (who received twice-weekly treatments for 8 weeks) and a no acupuncture group. Various cytokines, neurotrophins, proinflammatory neuropeptides, and immunoglobulins were measured in saliva or plasma from baseline to 4-week follow-up. Results Statistically significant reduction in allergen specific IgE for house dust mite was seen only in the real acupuncture group, from 18.87 kU/L (95% CI, 10.16–27.58 kU/L) to 17.82 kU/L (95% CI, 9.81–25.83 kU/L) (P = .04). A mean (SE) statistically significant down-regulation was also seen in proinflammatory neuropeptide substance P (SP) 18 to 24 hours after the first treatment from 408.74 (299.12) pg/mL to 90.77 (22.54) pg/mL (P = .04). No significant changes were seen in the other neuropeptides, neurotrophins, or cytokines tested. Nasal obstruction, nasal itch, sneezing, runny nose, eye itch, and unrefreshed sleep improved significantly in the real acupuncture group (postnasal drip and sinus pain did not) and continued to improve up to 4-week follow-up. Conclusion Acupuncture modulated mucosal immune response in the upper airway in adults with persistent allergic rhinitis. This modulation appears to be associated with down-regulation of allergen specific IgE for house dust mite, which this study is the first to report. Improvements in nasal itch, eye itch, and sneezing after acupuncture are suggestive of down-regulation of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom497
dc.relation.ispartofpageto505
dc.relation.ispartofissue6
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAnnals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume116
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImmunology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchImmunology not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode320499
dc.titleEffect of acupuncture on house dust mite specific IgE, substance P, and symptoms in persistent allergic rhinitis
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Medicine
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCripps, Allan W.


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