The present is aimed at the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) on endogenous opioidpeptides’ (EPOs) contents in the aged rat brain and pituitary in order to further expound the anti-ag-ing mechanism of acupuncture. ...The present is aimed at the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) on endogenous opioidpeptides’ (EPOs) contents in the aged rat brain and pituitary in order to further expound the anti-ag-ing mechanism of acupuncture. The results show that the 5-endorphin (5-EP) contents in the aged rathypothalamus and pituitary are significantly higher than those in the young rats and lower in hippocampus, and leuenkephalin (LEK) levels are also higher in the aged rat hippocampus and striatumthan those in the young rats. In the aged rats that received the EA stimulations, the β-EP contents inthe hypothalamus, pituitary, and the LEK level in the striatum are decreased sigrijficantly and the β-EP contents is increased in the hippocampus, The results suggest that the aging delaying effects ofacupuncture may be reached partly through modifying the age-related changes of EOPs’ secretion inthe rat brain and pituitary.展开更多
To further elucidate the mechanisms of aging delaying by acupuncture, we used the radioimmunoassays tecknique to observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the functions of hypothalamus-pituiary-gonadal axi...To further elucidate the mechanisms of aging delaying by acupuncture, we used the radioimmunoassays tecknique to observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the functions of hypothalamus-pituiary-gonadal axis in 22-month-old rats. The results show that the LHRH contents in the hypothalamus, LHRH, LH, and FSH in pituitary of aged rats and serum T contents in the aged male rats were significantly lower than those in 4-month-old rats. The serum E2 levels in the aged female rats were higher when compared with young rats. Acupuncture and moxibustion increased the hormone secretion of agde rats, suggesting that acupuncture and moxibustion could enhance the functions of HPG axis in the aged rats.展开更多
文摘The present is aimed at the effects of electro-acupuncture (EA) on endogenous opioidpeptides’ (EPOs) contents in the aged rat brain and pituitary in order to further expound the anti-ag-ing mechanism of acupuncture. The results show that the 5-endorphin (5-EP) contents in the aged rathypothalamus and pituitary are significantly higher than those in the young rats and lower in hippocampus, and leuenkephalin (LEK) levels are also higher in the aged rat hippocampus and striatumthan those in the young rats. In the aged rats that received the EA stimulations, the β-EP contents inthe hypothalamus, pituitary, and the LEK level in the striatum are decreased sigrijficantly and the β-EP contents is increased in the hippocampus, The results suggest that the aging delaying effects ofacupuncture may be reached partly through modifying the age-related changes of EOPs’ secretion inthe rat brain and pituitary.
文摘To further elucidate the mechanisms of aging delaying by acupuncture, we used the radioimmunoassays tecknique to observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on the functions of hypothalamus-pituiary-gonadal axis in 22-month-old rats. The results show that the LHRH contents in the hypothalamus, LHRH, LH, and FSH in pituitary of aged rats and serum T contents in the aged male rats were significantly lower than those in 4-month-old rats. The serum E2 levels in the aged female rats were higher when compared with young rats. Acupuncture and moxibustion increased the hormone secretion of agde rats, suggesting that acupuncture and moxibustion could enhance the functions of HPG axis in the aged rats.
