Open AccessAcupuncture improved lipid metabolism by regulating intestinal absorption in mice
Author(s) -
Han Jy,
Xin Guo,
Xiangjin Meng,
Jing Zhang,
Reimon Yamaguchi,
Yoshiharu Motoo,
Sohsuke Yamada
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v26.i34.5118
Subject(s) - lipid metabolism , metabolism , absorption (acoustics) , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , pharmacology , biology , materials science , composite material
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), in which abnormal lipid metabolism plays an important role in disease progression, has become a pandemic. Abnormal lipid metabolism, for example an increased fat intake, has been thought to be an initial factor leading to NAFLD. The small intestine is the main site of dietary lipid absorption. A number of clinical trials have shown that acupuncture has positive effects in the regulation of lipid metabolism, which is closely associated with the progression of NAFLD. We therefore hypothesized that, acupuncture can improve the conditions of NAFLD by regulating intestinal absorption of lipid.