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Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism
Moxibustion has been widely accepted as an alternative therapy for major depressive disease (MDD). However, the efficacy of moxibustion treatment on MDD is highly variable because of its irregular operation. This study was designed to investigate how therapeutic duration and extent influence the ant...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6732624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7592124 |
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author | Li, Hao Sang, Lan Xia, Xing Zhao, Ruirui Wang, Mingyue Hou, Xiaofei Xiong, Jiawei Cao, Tiemin Liu, Xiaoquan Zhang, Jianbin |
author_facet | Li, Hao Sang, Lan Xia, Xing Zhao, Ruirui Wang, Mingyue Hou, Xiaofei Xiong, Jiawei Cao, Tiemin Liu, Xiaoquan Zhang, Jianbin |
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description | Moxibustion has been widely accepted as an alternative therapy for major depressive disease (MDD). However, the efficacy of moxibustion treatment on MDD is highly variable because of its irregular operation. This study was designed to investigate how therapeutic duration and extent influence the anti-depression effect of moxibustion and the underlying mechanism involved. Rats with lipopolysaccharide-induced depression-like behavior were treated by moxibustion treatment. The anti-depression effect was determined by forced swimming test and open field test. Tryptophan (Trp) transport and its metabolism to serotonin (5-HT) and kynurenine (Kyn) were evaluated to explore the anti-depression mechanism. The results showed that moxibustion treatment could alleviate the depression-like behavior in rats. Trp transport and 5-HT generation were significantly increased, and the Trp-Kyn pathway was moderately inhibited by moxibustion. Prolonged therapy could be beneficial to the anti-depression effect by promoting the brain uptake of Trp and shifting the Trp metabolism to 5-HT. An enhanced therapeutic extent could increase 5-HT generation. In conclusion, this study determined that the anti-depression effect of moxibustion involves improved Trp transport and metabolism. The therapeutic duration benefits antidepressant effects, but the complex influence of the therapeutic extent on moxibustion efficacy requires further studies. |
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spelling | pubmed-67326242019-09-18 Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism Li, Hao Sang, Lan Xia, Xing Zhao, Ruirui Wang, Mingyue Hou, Xiaofei Xiong, Jiawei Cao, Tiemin Liu, Xiaoquan Zhang, Jianbin Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Research Article Moxibustion has been widely accepted as an alternative therapy for major depressive disease (MDD). However, the efficacy of moxibustion treatment on MDD is highly variable because of its irregular operation. This study was designed to investigate how therapeutic duration and extent influence the anti-depression effect of moxibustion and the underlying mechanism involved. Rats with lipopolysaccharide-induced depression-like behavior were treated by moxibustion treatment. The anti-depression effect was determined by forced swimming test and open field test. Tryptophan (Trp) transport and its metabolism to serotonin (5-HT) and kynurenine (Kyn) were evaluated to explore the anti-depression mechanism. The results showed that moxibustion treatment could alleviate the depression-like behavior in rats. Trp transport and 5-HT generation were significantly increased, and the Trp-Kyn pathway was moderately inhibited by moxibustion. Prolonged therapy could be beneficial to the anti-depression effect by promoting the brain uptake of Trp and shifting the Trp metabolism to 5-HT. An enhanced therapeutic extent could increase 5-HT generation. In conclusion, this study determined that the anti-depression effect of moxibustion involves improved Trp transport and metabolism. The therapeutic duration benefits antidepressant effects, but the complex influence of the therapeutic extent on moxibustion efficacy requires further studies. Hindawi 2019-08-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6732624/ /pubmed/31534466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7592124 Text en Copyright © 2019 Hao Li et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Li, Hao Sang, Lan Xia, Xing Zhao, Ruirui Wang, Mingyue Hou, Xiaofei Xiong, Jiawei Cao, Tiemin Liu, Xiaoquan Zhang, Jianbin Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title | Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title_full | Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title_fullStr | Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title_short | Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism |
title_sort | therapeutic duration and extent affect the effect of moxibustion on depression-like behaviour in rats via regulating the brain tryptophan transport and metabolism |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6732624/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7592124 |
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