Experimental study on the effect of moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) for long-term exercise-induced fatigue

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science 2017-12, Vol.15 (6), p.387-391
• Main Authors: Zhou, Long-gang, Zhou, Xiao-hong, Xu, Xiao-kang, Liang, Yu-lei, Gao, Fei, Zhang, Chuang, Sun, Li-hong, Ma, Xiao-shun
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Basic Study; Fatigue; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-017-1033-8

Objective To investigate the effect of moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) on fatigue in rats with chronic exercise-induced exhaustion. Methods Thirty male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were randomly divided into a blank group, a model group and a moxibustion group, 10 rats in each group. Except rats in the blank group, the remaining rats were subjected to create long-term exhaustion models by repeated swimming. After successful modeling, rats in the moxibustion group received mild moxibustion at Shenque (CV 8) for 15 min, once every other day with a total of 10 times. Rats in the model group and the blank group did not receive moxibustion. At the end of the treatment, the exhausted times, and the body weight of rats before and after the experiment were compared among groups. The levels of blood malondialdehyde (MDA) and urea nitrogen (BUN), as well as the activities of aspartate transarninase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were also measured by the automatic biochemical analyzer, 24 h after the exhausting excise. Results The 10th swimming time was significantly longer in the moxibustion group than that in the model group ( P