Clinical Observation of Duntu Lishui Staged Acupuncture Improves Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome with Spleen-kidney Deficiency and Correlation with Serum Inflammatory Factors
- VernacularTitle:敦土利水分期针灸治疗脾肾两虚型多囊卵巢综合征胰岛素抵抗的临床疗效及与血清炎症因子的相关性研究
- Author:
Yang CHEN
1
;
Liwei XING
;
Rui ZHAO
;
Xaiojuan ZHANG
;
Jing WANG
;
Xiaoyan XIA
;
Rong ZHAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Duntu lishui stage acupuncture; Spleen and kidney deficiency; Polycystic ovary syndrome; Insulin resistance; Serum inflammatory factors
- From: World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2025;27(1):227-234
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: Objective To confirm the clinical effectiveness of Duntu Lishui stage acupuncture on polycystic ovary syndrome insulin resistance(PCOS-IR),and to examine the relationship between changes in inflammatory factor levels and improvements in PCOS-IR clinical indicators.Methods 70 individuals with PCOS-IR were randomly assigned to one of two groups:metformin(control)or Duntu Lishui stage acupuncture(Guan Yuan,Zhong Ji,San Yinjiao,Zu Sanli,Feng Long were selected every other day)combined with metformin(acupuncture).35 individuals for each group.TCM symptom scores and sign scores(hirsutism)were collected before and after therapy for a period of three months.Sex hormones,blood lipids,fasting blood glucose,fasting insulin,and serum levels of inflammatory factors IL1β and IL18 were all measured.Results The effective rate of the control group was 48.57%,and the effective rate of the acupuncture group was 94.29%,with a statistically significant difference(P<0.01).Compared within the group before and after treatment,the scores of TCM symptoms,signs,FPG,FINS,and HOMA-IR,TG,LDL-C,LH,LH/FSH,T,PRL,IL18 and IL1β all decreased,while the levels of E2 and P increased,with statistical difference(P<0.05);comparison between groups,acne score,Acanthus nigricans score,FINS,HOMA-IR,TG,LDL-C,LH,LH/FSH,T,IL18 and IL1β decreased,while HDL-C and FSH levels increased,with statistical difference(P<0.05).Pearson correlation analysis revealed that changes in IL1β and IL18 levels prior to and after therapy were significantly positively linked with changes in BMI,LH,T,FINS,HOMA-IR,and TG(R value>0.40,P<0.05).Conclusion Duntu Lishui acupuncture combined with metformin can considerably improve glucose and lipid metabolism,reduce insulin resistance,and control sex hormone levels in patients with PCOS-IR,and the therapeutic impact is superior to that of Western treatment alone.According to Pearson correlation research,inflammatory variables may be a significant target for the therapeutic effects of acupuncture and moxibustion.
