Chang XR, Peng N, Yi SX, Peng Y, Yan J. Effects of moxibustion on expression of HSP70 protein and mRNA in stress-induced gastric ulcer of rats.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2006;
14:1252-1256. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v14.i13.1252]
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Abstract
AIM: To explore the mechanism of moxibustion on the acupoints of Foot-Yangming Meridian in protecting gastric mucosa by observing the effects of moxibustion pretreatment at Zusanli (ST36) and Liangmen (ST21) on HSP70 protein and mRNA expression in the stress-induced gastric ulcer of rats.
METHODS: Sixty Sprague Dawley rats were averagely randomized into blank group (A), model group (B), Zusanli and Liangmen-moxibustion group (C) and control group (D). The expression of HSP70 protein and mRNA of gastric mucosa were determined by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The content of endothelin (ET) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in gastric mucosa were detected by radioimmunoassay.
RESULTS: The ulcerative index (UI) was significantly different between group B and group A, C (P = 0.000, P = 0.001), as well as between group D and grop A, C (P = 0.001). Moxibustion on Zusanli and Liangmen relieved gastric mucosal injury obviously. The content of PGE2 was markedly lower in group A than that in group B and D (P = 0.011, P = 0.028), but it was notably higher in group C (P = 0.020, P = 0.048). PGE2 content was up-regulated after Moxibustion pretreatment. Meanwhile, Moxibustion lowered the content of ET (C vs B, P = 0.020), significantly. The expression of HSP70 protein and mRNA were increased in stress-induced gastric ulcer of rats (P = 0.039, P = 0.008), but Moxibustion pretreatment enhanced the up-regulated expression of HSP70 distinctly (C vs B, D: P = 0.003, P = 0.035; P = 0.000, P = 0.001 for protein and mRNA, respectively).
CONCLUSION: Moxibustion on Zusanli and Liangmen can protect gastric mucosa through inducing high expression of HSP70 protein and mRNA, with the relative specificity of the acupoints.
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