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KMID : 1129720080250040073
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture
2008 Volume.25 No. 4 p.73 ~ p.88
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Effects of five element constitutional acupuncture(Sa-am acupuncture) using needle manipulation to sedate Six Fu-Organ on serum lipid and liver function of hyperlipidemic rats induced by high fat diet
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Youn Dae-Hwan
Na Chang-Su
Choi Tae-Jin
Yun Jeong-Young
Ryu Yeon-Hee
Choi Chan-Hun
Choi Sun-Mi
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Abstract
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Objective: The aim of this research was to investigate the effect on five element constitutional acupuncture(Sa-am acupuncture) at 4 acupoints by needle manipulation to sedate Six Fu-Organ on hyperlipidemia induced by high fat diet in rats.
Method: We recorded data of weight gain, food intake, food efficiency, weight of liver, heart, spleen, lung, kidney, levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol, AST, ALT in serum of rats fed high fat diet for 5 weeks. Spraque Dawley rats were divided into eight groups(normal; normal diet and non-acupuncture group, control; non-acupuncture group, Acu-LI; acupuncture at SI5·LI5·BL66·LI2 group, Acu-ST; acupuncture at GB41·ST43·LI1·ST45, Acu-SI; acupuncture at BL66·SI2·ST36·SI8, Acu-BL; acupuncture therapy at ST36·BL40· GB41·BL65, Acu-TE; acupuncture at BL66·TE2·ST36·TE10, Acu-GB; acupuncture at LI1·GB44·SI5·GB38. After needles inserted, it was rotated clockwise and anticlockwise 12 times on rats fed high fat diet.
Results: The body weight was decreased in Acu-SI, Acu-TE, Acu-GB group, /the food intake was decreased in Acu-TE, / the food efficiency was decreased in Acu-SI, /serum triglyceride was decreased in Acu-LI, Acu-ST, Acu-BL, Acu-GB, /serum total cholesterol was decreased in Acu-LI, Acu-BL, serum ALP was decreased in Acu-LI, Acu-ST, Acu-BL, Acu-TE, Acu-GB. While the relative weight of heart was increased in Acu-LI, Acu-SI, the relative weight of kidney was increased in Acu-SI, Acu-GB.
Conclusion: These results suggest that five element constitutional acupuncture(Sa-am acupuncture) may be having an therapeutic influence on hyperlipidemia induced by high fat diet. Further researches of acupuncture manipulation are needed in the future based on our study
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KEYWORD
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five element, acupuncture, high fat diet, rats
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