THE EFFECTS OF EXTRACTS OF ATRACTYLODES MACROCEPHALA KOIDZ COMBINED WITH TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICALACUPOINT STIMULATION IN TREATING THE OVARIECTOMIZED FEMALE RATS
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines · Volume 13, Issue 3 (2016) · pp. 133–139
Abstract
<jats:p>Background: The present study was to explore the effects of the extracts of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz (EAMK) combined
with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on the ovariectomized female rats.
Materials and Methods: Forty female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into four groups: sham-operation, model, livial
and EAMK+TEAS groups (n=10 in each group). After the individual treatments for 8 weeks ended, the serum levels of estradiol
(E2), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), osteocalcin and interleukin-6 (IL-6) were measured with
commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: We found that in the sham-operation group, the serum E2 and osteocalcin levels were significantly higher, and the serum
levels of FSH, LH and IL-6 were markedly lower than those of other groups (P0.05), however, the serum FSH and IL-6 levels of
EAMK+TEAS group were significantly lower than those of the livial group (P</jats:p>