title: [Effects of acupuncture on leptin level and relative factors in the simple obesity Uigur patient].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe effects of acupuncture on BMI, WHR and serum levels of leptin and neuropeptide Y in simple obesity Uigur patients to research the mechanism of acupuncture in slimming.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty simple obesity Uigur patients were treated with body acupuncture combined with electroacupuncture. Two courses later, their therapeutic effects were observed. And the above indexes were determined before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The clinical total effective rate was 80.00%, and BMI, WHR, and the serum leptin level decreased (P < 0. 001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Uigur patients of simple obesity possibly exist resistance of leptin and acupuncture can decrease the peripheral leptin content.
authors.affiliation: Urumchi Hospital of TCM, Xinjiang 830000, China. wanglili1975@163.com
authors.forename: Li-li
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Gai-zhen
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000097:blood; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin; D009478:Neuropeptide Y