Effect of Acupuncture on Simple Obesity and Serum Levels of Prostaglandin E and Leptin in Sprague-Dawley Rats.
Comput Math Methods Med
; 2021: 6730274, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
The study is aimed at investigating the curative effect of acupuncture on simple obesity and its influence on serum levels of prostaglandin E and leptin in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats.METHODS:
In the study, there are 50 male SD rats. We took 10 as healthy controls and fed 40 with a diet of high fat for 8 weeks. After the 40 rat model was established successfully, we fed 10 rats in the model group with a normal diet and treated 10 rats in the acupuncture group by acupuncture. During the experiment, the body fat and body length of rats were measured weekly, and Lee's index was calculated. After the treatment, the levels of leptin, prostaglandin E, C-reactive protein (CRP), triacylglycerol (TG), cholesterol (CHO), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) were detected, and the liver fat morphology was observed by electron microscope.RESULTS:
Acupuncture significantly downregulated the serum levels of CRP, TG, CHO, LDL, leptin, and prostaglandin E and upregulated the serum levels of HDL in rats with simple obesity.CONCLUSION:
On basis of these results, it was found that acupuncture could boost fat metabolism and weight loss by inhibiting the production of leptin and prostaglandin E.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prostaglandinas E
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Terapia por Acupuntura
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Leptina
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Obesidad
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Comput Math Methods Med
Asunto de la revista:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China