羊肠线与聚乙丙交酯线埋入大鼠“足三里”穴区局部时效性刺激效应的机制

Mechanism of local time-sensitive stimulation effect of catgut and polyglycolide-co-lactide thread embedding at“Zusanli”acupoint area of rats

背景:课题组前期观察发现,临床常用羊肠线、聚乙丙交酯线埋入正常人体“足三里”穴后穴区局部表现出时效性炎性刺激效应且具有线体差异性,其背后的参与机制尚有待研究。目的:观察羊肠线、聚乙丙交酯线分别埋入大鼠“足三里”后穴区连续时间点的降钙素基因相关肽、5-羟色胺、白三烯B4及缓激肽的表达变化。方法:采用随机数字表法将110只雄性SD大鼠分为空白组(10只)、羊肠线组(50只)、聚乙丙交酯线组(50只)。空白组不进行埋线处理,另两组在大鼠左侧“足三里”穴埋入相应线体1次,埋线后8 h及3,7,14,21 d,采集左侧“足三里”穴区组织,免疫组织化学法检测穴区组织降钙素基因相关肽、5-羟色胺的表达,ELISA法检测穴区组织白三烯B4、缓激肽含量。结果与结论:①与空白组比较,羊肠线组埋线后8 h、3 d、7 d、14 d、21 d穴区组织的降钙素基因相关肽、5-羟色胺表达及缓激肽、白三烯B4含量升高(P<0.05);聚乙丙交酯线组埋线后8 h、3 d、7 d、14 d穴区组织的降钙素基因相关肽表达升高(P<0.05),埋线后8 h、3 d、7 d穴区组织的缓激肽含量升高(P<0.05),埋线后8 h、3 d、7 d、14 d、21 d穴区组织的白三烯B4含量升高(P<0.05);②与聚乙丙交酯线组比较,羊肠线组埋线后7,14,21 d穴区组织的降钙素基因相关肽表达升高(P<0.05),埋线后8 h、3 d、7 d、14 d、21 d穴区组织的5-羟色胺表达升高(P<0.05),埋线后8 h、3 d、14 d、21 d穴区组织的白三烯B4及缓激肽含量升高(P<0.05);③结果表明,羊肠线埋入大鼠“足三里”后引起穴区降钙素基因相关肽、5-羟色胺、白三烯B4和缓激肽的变化,聚乙丙交酯线埋入“足三里”后引起穴区降钙素基因相关肽、白三烯B4和缓激肽的变化,可能是穴位埋线后穴区局部时效性刺激效应的参与机制之一,并且两种线体之间存在一定差异。

BACKGROUND:The researchers noted that upon embedding clinical-grade catgut and polyglycolide-co-lactide threads in the normal human“Zusanli”(ST 36)acupoint,the local area displayed temporal and inflammatory stimulatory effects,resulting in thread differentiation.However,the underlying mechanism behind thread involvement remains to be studied.OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide,5-hydroxytryptamine,leukotriene B4,and bradykinin at point“Zusanli”(ST 36)in rats after embedding catgut and polyglycolide-co-lactide respectively at different time points.METHODS:110 male SD rats were divided into a blank group(10 rats),a catgut embedding group(50 rats),and a polyglycolide-co-lactide embedding group(50 rats)according to the random number table method.In the blank group,no thread was embedded.In catgut embedding group and the polyglycolide-co-lactide embedding group,the thread was embedded in the left side of the ST36 acupoint once.Tissue was collected from the left side of the ST36 acupoint area 8 hours,3,7,14,and 21 days after embedding.The expression levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide and 5-hydroxytryptamine were detected by immunohistochemistry,and the contents of leukotriene B4 and bradykinin were detected by ELISA.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)Compared with the blank group,the expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide,5-hydroxytryptamine,bradykinin,and leukotriene B4 was significantly increased in the 8 hours,3,7,14,and 21 days of the catgut embedding group(P<0.05);calcitonin gene-related peptide expression was significantly increased in 8 hours,3,7,and 14 days in the polyglycolide-co-lactide embedding group(P<0.05);the expression of bradykinin was significantly increased in 8 hours,3,and 7 days(P<0.05);the expression of leukotriene B4 was significantly increased at 8 hours,3,7,14,and 21 days(P<0.05).(2)Compared with the polyglycolide-co-lactide embedding group,the expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide was increased at 7,14,21 days after thread embedding(P<0.05),and the expression of 5-hydroxytryptamine was increased at 8 hours,3,7,14 and 21 days after thread embedding(P<0.05);contents of leukotriene B4 and bradykinin in tissues were increased at 8 hours,3,14 and 21 days after embedding(P<0.05)in the catgut embedding group.(3)The results show that calcitonin gene-related peptide,5-hydroxytryptamine,leukotriene B4,and bradykinin in the acupoint region alter after catgut embedding in the ST36 of rats,as well as the alteration of calcitonin gene-related peptide,leukotriene B4,and bradykinin is found in the acupoint region after polyglycolide-co-lactide embedding in rats,which may be one of the mechanisms involved in the local time sensitive stimulus effects caused by embedding threads at acupoints.Moreover,there is a discernible difference between the two thread types.