Effect of “Shuangguyitong” Acupuncture Therapy on Serum Interleukin-6 of STZ-induced Diabetic Rats
- VernacularTitle:“双固一通”针法对糖尿病大鼠血清IL-6的影响
- Author:
Fengxia LIANG
;
Hua WANG
;
Zebin CHEN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
diabetes;
acupuncture therapy;
interleukin-6;
insulin resistance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2006;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of “Shuangguyitong acupuncture therapy on serum interleukin-6 of streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats. Methods Among seventy-three 180~220 g Wistar rats, thirteen were assigned as normal control group (group A) and sixty were induced diabetes by injecting STZ into celiac cavity. The diabetic rats were randomly divided into model group(group B), “Yitong” treatment group (group C), “Shuangguyitong” acupuncture group (group D) and common acupuncture group (group E). After two courses of treatment, serum IL-6 was tested by radioimmunoassay (RIA) . The blood glucose was measured by sugar equipment. Results The high blood glucose of the diabetic rats were lowered significantly in group D and E (P