AANAT-melatonin-pineal gland in TCM regulation theory of five zang-viscera
10.3321/j.issn:1006-2157.2009.10.002
- VernacularTitle:AANAT-褪黑素-松果腺在中医五脏调控理论中的作用
- Author:
Xiao-Ying XU
1
;
Xia-Zhen GUO
;
Xiao-Yan LIU
;
Pin-Xiang LIU
;
Ying-Hao LIN
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学
- Keywords:
AANAT;
melatonin;
pineal gland;
regulation of five zang-viscera;
action
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2009;32(10):657-658,662
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Combined the achievemetns of prophase researches, it was thought that, based on the analysis on the relationship between aryl-alkylated amine N-acetyltransferase ( AANAT) -melatonin-pineal gland and TCM regulation theory of five zang-viscera, pineal gland was a medium in the relation between five zang-viscera regulation and five seasons, and melatonin might be a set point in the correspondence between five zang-viscera and five seasons. AANAT, as a main rate-limiting enzyme of melatonin synthesis, had seasonal changes in its activity, which determined the rate and rhythm of melatonin synthesis and played a very important role in melatonin concentration. AANAT-melatonin-pineal gland was thought as the breakthrough point in the research of TCM regulation theory of five zang-viscera.
