Moxibustion on telomerase activity in aging rat |
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Authors: | Huan-gan Wu Lan-qin Guo Han-ping Chen Guo-jie Sun Wei Zhang Yin Shi Qiu-juan Zhang Hui-rong Liu |
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Affiliation: | 1. Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 200030, P.R. China 2. Department of acupuncture and moxibustion, Hubei College of TCM, Wuhan 430064, P.R. China 3. Acup-Moxi Department, Xiamen TCM Hospital, Fujian 361009, P.R. China 4. Integrated Hospital of Western and Chinese Medicine of Yueyang Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, P.R. China |
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Abstract: | Objective To investigate the effect of moxibustion on telomerase activity and genes expression in tissues of senescent rats. Methods Subacute aging rats model were established by injection with D-gal solution. Points Shenshu (BL 23) were treated with moxibustion in treatment group, contrasting with a model group and a normal group. Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays(ELISA) was used for the level of telomerase activity in liver tissues, and In Situ Hybridization(ISH) was used for the condition of expression of telomerase genes in liver tissues. Results The level of telomerase activity in the aging model group was obviously lower than that in normal control group (P<0.01), the level in moxibustion group was obviously higher than that in model group(P<0.05). In comparison with normal rats, the positive-expressed areas and photodensity of telomerase genes in aging model group were all significantly lower (P<0.01, P<0.01), and the positive-expressed areas in moxibustion group was significantly higher than that in model group (P<0.01). Conclusions Moxibustion could regulate telomerase activity of senile rats, hence delaying aging. Foundation item: Supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China(Proj. No.30371807); Supported by Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Proj. No. T0302); The Leading Talents of Medical Science in Shanghai (Proj. No.LJ06019) |
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Keywords: | Moxibustion Subacute Aging Rats Model Telomerase |
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