Effects of acupuncture combined with medicine on serum sexual hormones and their receptors in castrated rats[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2003, (4): 264-266.
Effects of acupuncture combined with medicine on serum sexual hormones and their receptors in castrated rats[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2003, (4): 264-266.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2003.04.019.
Effects of acupuncture combined with medicine on serum sexual hormones and their receptors in castrated rats
Objective: To explore effects of acupuncture combined with medicine on serum E2. FSH
LH and ER level in peripheral blood lymphocytes. Methods: Female SD rats without pregnancy were divided into Gengnian I group
acupuncture group
group of combined acupuncture and medicine
Gennian Kang control group
model control group and normal control group
and their serum level of E2
FSH and LH contents
and ER contents in peripheral blood lymphocytes were determined. Results: (1) Serum E2 level in castrated rats was lower than
and FSH and LH level were higher than those in the control group. E2 level in all other groups increased
and FSH and LHlevel decreased significantly after treatment as compared with those in model control group
with the most obvious action in the group of combined acupuncture and medicine. (2) ER content in castrated rat decreased significantly as compared with control group. After treatment of acupuncture. Gengnian I or acupuncture combined with medicine. ER contents increased significantly as compared with that in model control group
with the most obvious action in the group of combined acupuncture and medicine. Gengnian Kang had no remarkable influence on ER. Conclusion: Acupuncture and Gengnian I can increase serum E2 level
decrease FSH and LH level
and up-regulate ER content in immunocytes with the most obvious action for the combined treatment of acupuncture and medicine.