Impact of Zuogui Wan (左归丸) Combined with Mild-warm Moxibustion on Bone Mineral Density,Osteoprotegerin mRNA and Nuclear Factor κB Receptor Activator Ligand mRNA of Osteoporosis Model Rats
QIAN Kang, FAN Yongsheng. Impact of Zuogui Wan (左归丸) Combined with Mild-warm Moxibustion on Bone Mineral Density,Osteoprotegerin mRNA and Nuclear Factor κB Receptor Activator Ligand mRNA of Osteoporosis Model Rats[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(15): 1319-1322.
QIAN Kang, FAN Yongsheng. Impact of Zuogui Wan (左归丸) Combined with Mild-warm Moxibustion on Bone Mineral Density,Osteoprotegerin mRNA and Nuclear Factor κB Receptor Activator Ligand mRNA of Osteoporosis Model Rats[J]. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine2017, 58(15): 1319-1322.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2017.15.015.
Objective To explore the possible mechanism of Zuogui Wan( 左归丸) combined with mild-warm moxibustion in treating osteoporosis. Methods Forty female SD rats were randomized into blank group
model group
Zuogui Wan group and Zuogui Wan + mild-warm moxibustion group
10 rats in each group. Rats in the model group
Zuogui Wan group and Zuogui Wan + mild-warm moxibustion group were made osteoporosis models by completely removing bilateral ovaries. Three months after modeling
the Zuogui Wan group was given Zuogui Wan 10ml/( kg·d) by gavage. The Zuogui Wan + mild-warm moxibustion group was given Zuogui Wan 10 ml/( kg·d) by gavage and moxibustion at " Changqiang( DU1) "point. The blank group and the model group were given normal saline 10 ml/( kg·d) by gavage. All groups were treated for 6 weeks. Rats’ bone mineral density of proximal femur and the second lumbar vertebra were measured before and after treatment. After treatment
mRNA expression levels of rats bone tissue osteoprotegerin( OPG) and nuclear factor κB receptor activator ligand( RANKL) were detected by polymerase chain reaction( PCR) method. Results Compared with the blank group
bone mineral density of femur and lumbar vertebra
bone tissue OPG mRNA expression
as well as OPG/RANKL in the model group decreased;while RANKL mRNA expression increased( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01). Compared with the model group
rats’ bone mineral density of femur and lumbar vertebra
bone tissue OPG mRNA expression
as well as OPG/RANKL in the Zuogui Wan group and the Zuogui Wan + mild-warm moxibustion group increased; while RANKL mRNA expression decreased( P < 0. 05 or P < 0. 01). Moreover
rats’ bone mineral density of femur and lumbar vertebra
bone tissue OPG mRNA expression
as well as OPG/RANKL in the Zuogui Wan + mild-warm moxibustion group were higher than those in the Zuogui Wan group; while RANKL mRNA expression was lower( P < 0. 05). Conclusion Zuogui Wan combined with mild-warm moxibustion might increase osteoporosis rats’ bone mineral density. Up-regulating OPG mRNA expression and down-regulating RANKL mRNA expression seem to be one of the mechanisms.