Effect of acupuncture on house dust mite specific IgE, substance P, and symptoms in persistent allergic rhinitis.
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.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry Identifier: ACTRNÂ 12610001052022.
PMID: 27156748 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: McDonald JL, Smith PK, Smith CA, Changli Xue C, Golianu B, Cripps AW, Mucosal Immunology Research Group Tags: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol Source Type: research
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