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KMID : 1129720080250020087
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2008 Volume.25 No. 2 p.87 ~ p.94
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Hominis Placental Pharmacoacupuncture, a Promising Asthma Therapy
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Choi Jun-Yong
Oh Dal-Seok
Jung Doo-Young
Choi Sun-Mi
Jung Sung-Ki
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to find out some rationales for using Hominis placental extract(HPE) pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients, and to suggest an appropriate clinical research of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture on asthma.
Methods: Articles regarding immunologic experiments about HPE and clinical reports about HPE-contained pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients were reviewed by on-line and off-line searching.
Results and Conclusions: HPE is suggested to have several pharmacological effects on allergic diseases including asthma as well as autoimmune diseases. There are some observational studies of HPE-contained pharmaco-acupuncture on asthmatic patients. However, the designs of these studies are not sufficient to investigate the exact effect of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture on asthma. To investigate HPE pharmaco- acupuncture as a novel asthma therapy, it will be needed to perform further experiments about HPE’s pharmacological mechanism on asthma and to try further advanced clinical researches such as well-designed randomized controlled trial of HPE pharmaco-acupuncture.
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KEYWORD
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HominisPlacentalExtract, Pharmaco-acupuncture, asthma
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