[Effect of acupuncture on plasma peptide YY in the patient of simple obesity]
Bin Xu1, Jin-hong Yuan, Zhi-cheng Liu
1Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Nanjing University of TCM, Jiangsu 210029, China. xuuuux@sina.com
Objective:
To observe changes of plasma peptide YY (PYY) in acupuncture for slimming.
Methods:
Thirty-four cases of simple obesity were treated with acupuncture for 3 courses. Body mass index (BMI), and fat percent (F%), and insulin, PYY, blood fat, and blood sugar levels before and after treatment were determined, with 20 normal persons used as controls.
Results:
The clinical total effective rate was 88.23%. Acupuncture could increase the decreased insulin sensitive index and PYY level (both P < 0.01), with no correlativity between them (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
Regulation of PYY is possibly one of the mechanisms of acupuncture in slimming, but the relation of PPY with insulin resistance remains to be studied.
