title: Association of high expression in rat gastric mucosal heat shock protein 70 induced by moxibustion pretreatment with protection against stress injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the effect of moxibustion on Zusanli or Liangmeng point on gastric mucosa injury in stress-induced ulcer rats and its correlation with the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70).
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty healthy SD rats (30 males, 30 females) were divided into control group, injury model group, Zushanli point group, Liangmeng point group. Stress gastric ulcer model was induced by binding cold stress method. Gastric mucosa ulcer injury (UI) index was calculated by Guth method. Gastric mucosa blood flow (GMBF) was recorded with a biological signal analyzer. Protein content and gene expression in gastric mucosal HSP70 were detected by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Thiobarbital method was used to determine malondialdehyde (MDA) content. Gastric mucosal endothelin (ET) and prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) were analyzed by radioimmunoassay.
  
  
  RESULTS
  High gastric mucosal UI index, high HSP70 expression, low GMBF and PGF(2), elevated MDA and ET were observed in gastric mucosa of rats subjected to cold stress. Moxibustion on Zusanli or Liangmeng point decreased rat gastric mucosal UI index, MDA and ET. Conversely, the expression of HSP70, GMBF, and PGE(2) was elevated in gastric mucosa after pretreatment with moxibustion on Zusanli or Liangmeng point. The observed parameters were significantly different between Zusanli and Liangmeng points.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pretreatment with moxibustion on Zusanli or Liangmeng point protects gastric mucosa against stress injury. This protection is associated with the higher expression of HSP70 mRNA and protein, leading to release of PGE(2) and inhibition of MDA and ET, impairment of gastric mucosal index.
authors: College of Acupuncture and Massage, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, , 113 Shaoshan Mid-Road, Changsha 410007, Hunan Province, China. xrchang1956@sina.com
authors: Xiao-Rong
authors: XR
authors: Chang
authors: La
authors: L
authors: Peng
authors: Shou-Xiang
authors: SX
authors: Yi
authors: Yan
authors: Y
authors: Peng
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Yan
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D000818:Animals; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D016232:Endothelins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D009071:Moxibustion; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D016232:Endothelins; D018840:HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D015232:Dinoprostone
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