ArticleAcupuncture in medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society2019
Moxibustion at CV4 alleviates atherosclerotic lesions through activation of the LXRα/ABCA1 pathway in apolipoprotein-E-deficient mice.
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Abstract
objectivesTo investigate the anti-atherogenic effect of moxibustion and whether it is mediated through the reverse cholesterol transport process.
methods8-week-old male apolipoprotein E deficient (ApoE
resultsThe moxibustion-treated (AS+M) mice showed a significantly lower plaque area percentage in the aortic root and thoracic aorta, and higher expression of LXRα and ABCA1 in the thoracic aorta compared with the AS mice. No significant differences were found in average lipid area percentage in the thoracic aorta, or ABCG1 expression in the thoracic aorta, between mice in the AS+M and AS groups.
conclusionMoxibustion treatment at CV4 suppressed the progression of atherosclerotic lesions in ApoE
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