Qi-da He: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Yuan-Peng Huang: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Li-Bing Zhu: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Jia-Cheng Shen: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Lin-Yu Lian: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Yuan Zhang: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Long-Bin Zhang: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Lin-Chao Qian: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Xian-Jun Meng: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Mi Liu: College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changsha 410208, China.
Cai-Chun Liu: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. ORCID
Zong-Bao Yang: Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital and Shenzhen Research Institute, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. ORCID
Acupuncture and moxibustion proved to be very effective in chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG). According to the Chinese traditional medicine theory, chronic diseases have an influence on the function of liver and kidney. However, there is little research to demonstrate this theory. This study is aimed at assessing the H NMR-based metabolic profiling in liver and kidney of CAG rats and comparing the difference between electroacupuncture and moxibustion treatment. Male SD rats were subjected to CAG modeling by intragastric administration of mixture of 2% sodium salicylate and 30% alcohol coupled with compulsive sporting and irregular fasting for 12 weeks and then treated by electroacupuncture or moxibustion at Liangmen (ST 21) and Zusanli (ST 36) acupoints for 2 weeks. A H NMR analysis of liver and kidney samples along with histopathological examination and molecular biological assay was employed to assess and compare the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture and moxibustion. CAG brought characterization of metabolomic signatures in liver and kidney of rats. Both electroacupuncture and moxibustion treatment were found to normalize the CAG-induced changes by restoring energy metabolism, neurotransmitter metabolism, antioxidation metabolism, and other metabolism, while the moxibustion treatment reversed more metabolites related to energy metabolism in liver than electroacupuncture treatment. CAG did have influence on liver and kidney of rats. Both of these treatments had good effects on CAG by reversing the CAG-induced perturbation in liver and kidney. For regulating the energy metabolism in liver, the moxibustion played more important role than electroacupuncture treatment.
References
J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2017 Jan 5;132:77-86
[PMID: 27697573]
