- 作者：Liqing Yu ; Yanjun Liao ; Huangan Wu ; Jimeng Zhao ; Luyi Wu ; Yin Shi ; Jianqiao Fang
- 关键词：Electroacupuncture ; Reinforcing kidney ; Polycystic ovary syndrome ; Obesity ; Insulin ; Adiponectin ; Leptin
- 刊名：Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 出版年：2013
- 出版时间：June, 2013
- 年：2013
- 卷：33
- 期：3
- 页码：287-293
- 全文大小：407 K
Objective
To explore the effect of electroacupuncture and Chinese kidney-nourishing medicine on insulin (INS), adiponectin (APN), leptin (LEP), and glucolipid metabolism of obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).Methods
Sixty-seven obese PCOS patients were randomly divided into two groups. Thirty-three patients in the acupuncture-medicine group were treated three times a week with electroacupuncture at the Tianshu (ST 25), Zhongwan (CV 12), Qihai (CV 6), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Geshu (BL 17), and Ciliao (BL 32) acupoints. They also took the Chinese drug, Tiankui capsule, for 3 months as a course of treatment. Point-taking and treatment in the electroacupuncture group of 34 patients was the same as those in the acupuncture-medicine group. We observed and compared the changes in the obesity-related indexes of body weight (BW), body mass index (BMI), and waist-hip ratio (WHR), as well as fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting insulin (FINS), APN, and LEP.
Results
BW, BMI, WHR, and FINS decreased and insulin sensitivity index (ISI) and APN were higher in the acupuncture-medicine group than in the electroacupuncture group (P<0.01). There was no obvious difference in LEP between the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusion
Acupuncture combined with medicine is better than just electroacupuncture for obese PCOS patients by improving obesity-related indexes, insulin sensitivity, and APN level. This indicates that acupuncture-medicine therapy is worth clinical popularization.