Xu Jingjing, Cheng Kian-Kai, Yang Zongbao, Wang Chao, Shen Guiping, Wang Yadong, Liu Qiong, Dong Jiyang
Department of Electronic Science and Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
Department of Bioprocess Engineering and Innovation Centre in Agritechnology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:801691. doi: 10.1155/2015/801691. Epub 2015 Jun 15.
Gastric mucosal lesion (GML) is a common gastrointestinal disorder with multiple pathogenic mechanisms in clinical practice. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), electroacupuncture (EA) treatment has been proven as an effective therapy for GML, although the underlying healing mechanism is not yet clear. Here, we used proton nuclear magnetic resonance- ((1)H NMR-) based metabolomic method to investigate the metabolic perturbation induced by GML and the therapeutic effect of EA treatment on stomach meridian (SM) acupoints. Clear metabolic differences were observed between GML and control groups, and related metabolic pathways were discussed by means of online metabolic network analysis toolbox. By comparing the endogenous metabolites from GML and GML-SM groups, the disturbed pathways were partly recovered towards healthy state via EA treated on SM acupoints. Further comparison of the metabolic variations induced by EA stimulated on SM and the control gallbladder meridian (GM) acupoints showed a quite similar metabolite composition except for increased phenylacetylglycine, 3,4-dihydroxymandelate, and meta-hydroxyphenylacetate and decreased N-methylnicotinamide in urine from rats with EA treated on SM acupoints. The current study showed the potential application of metabolomics in providing further insight into the molecular mechanism of acupuncture.
胃黏膜病变(GML)是临床实践中一种具有多种致病机制的常见胃肠道疾病。在中医领域,电针(EA)治疗已被证明是治疗GML的有效疗法,尽管其潜在的愈合机制尚不清楚。在此,我们采用基于质子核磁共振((1)H NMR)的代谢组学方法,研究GML诱导的代谢紊乱以及EA治疗胃经(SM)穴位的疗效。在GML组和对照组之间观察到明显的代谢差异,并通过在线代谢网络分析工具箱对相关代谢途径进行了讨论。通过比较GML组和GML-SM组的内源性代谢物,经SM穴位EA治疗后,紊乱的途径部分恢复到健康状态。进一步比较EA刺激SM穴位和对照胆经(GM)穴位引起的代谢变化,结果显示,除了经SM穴位EA治疗的大鼠尿液中苯乙酰甘氨酸、3,4-二羟基扁桃酸和间羟基苯乙酸增加以及N-甲基烟酰胺减少外,代谢物组成相当相似。当前研究表明代谢组学在深入了解针刺分子机制方面具有潜在应用价值。