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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

To explore the mechanism of acupoint application in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea by 16S rDNA sequencing and metabolomics.

Lin Wang, Tie Li, Wen-Xuan Cao, Jin-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Hong Xu, Jia-Peng Chai, Jia-Xun Zhang, Jia Liu, Fu-Chun Wang

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Lin Wang *Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Tie Li *Department of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Wen-Xuan CaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jin-Ying ZhaoDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Xiao-Hong XuDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jia-Peng ChaiDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jia-Xun ZhangDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Pharmacy, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.
Fu-Chun WangDepartment of Acupuncture and Tuina, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, Jilin, China.

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Abstract

Graphene-based warm uterus acupoint paste (GWUAP) is an emerging non-drug alternative therapy for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea (PD), but the underlying mechanism is still unclear. SD female rats were randomly divided into control group, model group and treatment group to explore the mechanism of GWUAP in the treatment of PD. Combined with 16S rDNA and fecal metabolomics, the diversity of microbiota and metabolites in each group was comprehensively evaluated. In this study, GWUAP reduced the torsion score of PD model rats, improved the pathological morphology of uterine tissue, reduced the pathological damage score of uterine tissue, and reversed the expression levels of inflammatory factors, pain factors and sex hormones. The 16 S rDNA sequencing of fecal samples showed that the abundance of Lactobacillus in the intestinal flora of the model group decreased and the abundance of Romboutsia increased, while the abundance of Lactobacillus in the intestinal flora of the treatment group increased and the abundance of Romboutsia decreased, which improved the imbalance of flora diversity in PD rats. In addition, 32 metabolites related to therapeutic effects were identified by metabolomics of fecal samples. Moreover, there is a close correlation between fecal microbiota and metabolites. Therefore, the mechanism of GWUAP in the treatment of PD remains to be further studied.

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Acupuncture PointsDysmenorrheaMetabolomicsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnimalsDNA, RibosomalFecesFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeRatsRNA, Ribosomal, 16SDNA, RibosomalRNA, Ribosomal, 16S16S r DNA sequencingacupoint applicationgraphene-based warm uterus acupoint pastenon-targeted metabolomicsprimary dysmenorrhea

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