Effects of scalp penetration acupuncture on plasma endothelin (ET) and calcitonin related peptide (CGRP) contents in the patient of acute intracerebral hemorrhage

Objective To study the mechanism of scalp penetration acupuncture treating acute cerebral hemorrhage (ACH). Methods The treatment group (n=30) and the control group (n=30) were treated with the same basic therapy, but scalp penetration acupuncture was added to the treatment group. Changes of plasma ET and CGRP contents were compared. Results After treatment for 14 days, the content of plasma ET in the treatment group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P0.01). Moreover, the content of plasma CGRP was significantly higher than that in the control group (P0.01). Conclusion Scalp penetration acupuncture is able to improve the prognosis of the patient with ACH by means of regulating the contents of plasma ET and CGRP.