title: Effects of preventive acupuncture and moxibustion on fat accumulation, blood lipid, and uterus e 2 of menopause rats.
abstract: Objective. To observe the effect of preventive acupuncture and moxibustion on blood lipid of menopause rats. Methods. Seventy 10-month-old SD rats with estrous cycle disorders were divided into three control groups and four treatment groups (n = 10/group) and another ten 3.5-month-old female SD rats were chosen as young control group. Preventive acupuncture and moxibustion were applied at Guanyuan (CV 4). Body weight growth rate has been recorded. Plasma total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), and high density lipoprotein (HDL) levels and uterus E 2 level were measured. Results. Compared to young control group, plasma TC and LDL increased and uterus E 2 reduced significantly in 12-month-old control group. Compared to 12-month-old control group, plasma TC and LDL level and body weight growth rate decreased while HDL level increased remarkably in preventive acupuncture 12-month-old group. Compared to 14-month-old control group, plasma TC level and body weight growth rate decreased remarkably in preventive moxibustion 14-month-old group. Conclusions. Preventive acupuncture and moxibustion can significantly decrease the plasma TG and LDL, increase the plasma HDL, and prevent fat accumulation. Our finding suggests that preventive acupuncture and moxibustion have beneficial effects on blood lipid. Different treatment effects were found between preventive acupuncture and preventive moxibustion.
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Shi-Peng
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8360-1498
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.affiliation: Huguosi Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100035, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Wei
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310000, China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Fang
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Yangzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Yangzhou 225000, China.
authors.forename: Na
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Bing-Yan
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Qing-Qing
authors.initials: QQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Lu-Fen
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Xuan
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Meng-Wei
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Ya-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Liang-Xiao
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Hong
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Li