Objective To observe the effects of ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque(CV8)and Guanyuan(CV4)on the expression levels of endocrine-related molecules and their receptors in rats with primary dysmenorrhea(PD)due t...Objective To observe the effects of ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque(CV8)and Guanyuan(CV4)on the expression levels of endocrine-related molecules and their receptors in rats with primary dysmenorrhea(PD)due to cold-dampness stagnation,thus to explore their analgesic mechanisms.Methods Thirty-two female Wistar rats were divided into a normal group,a model group,a ginger-partitioned moxibustion group,and a Western medicine group according to the random number table method,with 8 rats in each group.Except for rats in the normal group,all other rats were treated with oxytocin combined with ice-water bath to establish the rat models of PD due to cold-dampness stagnation.After successful modeling,rats in the normal group and the model group did not receive treatment;rats in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group received treatments with ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque(CV8)and Guanyuan(CV4);rats in the Western medicine group received ibuprofen by intragastric administration.The writhing response of rats was compared among groups,and the serum levels of prostaglandin F2α(PGF2α),estrogen(estradiol,E2),progesterone(P),and the mRNA expression of PGF2αand E2 receptors in the uterine tissues were detected.Results No writhing behavior was observed in the normal group;compared with the normal group,the serum PGF2αand E2 levels in the model group were increased(P<0.01),while the P level was decreased(P<0.01),and the mRNA expression levels of the uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors were increased(P<0.01,P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the writhing behavior latency was prolonged,and the writhing response score was decreased in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group(P<0.01);the serum PGF2αand E2 levels in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group were decreased,while the P level was increased(P<0.05 or P<0.01);the mRNA expression levels of the uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group were decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the Western medicine group,the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group showed a prolonged writhing behavior latency,reduced writhing response score(P<0.05),and decreased serum E2 level(P<0.05),while no statistical differences in the serum PGF2αand P levels,or the mRNA expression levels of uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors(P>0.05).Conclusion The analgesic effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on PD due to cold-dampness stagnation may be related to regulating the mRNA expression levels of PGF2αand E2 receptors in the uterine tissues.展开更多
文摘Objective To observe the effects of ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque(CV8)and Guanyuan(CV4)on the expression levels of endocrine-related molecules and their receptors in rats with primary dysmenorrhea(PD)due to cold-dampness stagnation,thus to explore their analgesic mechanisms.Methods Thirty-two female Wistar rats were divided into a normal group,a model group,a ginger-partitioned moxibustion group,and a Western medicine group according to the random number table method,with 8 rats in each group.Except for rats in the normal group,all other rats were treated with oxytocin combined with ice-water bath to establish the rat models of PD due to cold-dampness stagnation.After successful modeling,rats in the normal group and the model group did not receive treatment;rats in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group received treatments with ginger-partitioned moxibustion at Shenque(CV8)and Guanyuan(CV4);rats in the Western medicine group received ibuprofen by intragastric administration.The writhing response of rats was compared among groups,and the serum levels of prostaglandin F2α(PGF2α),estrogen(estradiol,E2),progesterone(P),and the mRNA expression of PGF2αand E2 receptors in the uterine tissues were detected.Results No writhing behavior was observed in the normal group;compared with the normal group,the serum PGF2αand E2 levels in the model group were increased(P<0.01),while the P level was decreased(P<0.01),and the mRNA expression levels of the uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors were increased(P<0.01,P<0.05).Compared with the model group,the writhing behavior latency was prolonged,and the writhing response score was decreased in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group(P<0.01);the serum PGF2αand E2 levels in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group were decreased,while the P level was increased(P<0.05 or P<0.01);the mRNA expression levels of the uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors in the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group and the Western medicine group were decreased(P<0.05).Compared with the Western medicine group,the ginger-partitioned moxibustion group showed a prolonged writhing behavior latency,reduced writhing response score(P<0.05),and decreased serum E2 level(P<0.05),while no statistical differences in the serum PGF2αand P levels,or the mRNA expression levels of uterine PGF2αand E2 receptors(P>0.05).Conclusion The analgesic effect of ginger-partitioned moxibustion on PD due to cold-dampness stagnation may be related to regulating the mRNA expression levels of PGF2αand E2 receptors in the uterine tissues.