J Tradit Chin Med. 2001 Jun; 21(2): 100-2.

Effects of acupuncture on humoral immunologic function and trace elements in 20 cases of Behcet's disease.

Yu P, Bai H, Zhang W, Wu G.

First Clinical Medical College, Harbin Medical University, Heilongjiang Province 150001.

Acupuncture therapy could normalize both increased light chain K value of IgM and lowered trace element Zn content in patients with Behcet's disease with statistically significant differences, suggesting that acupuncture therapy can elevate humoral immunologic function and improve metabolism of the trace element in these patients.