神門穴 鍼刺戟이 母性分離 스트레스로 야기된 攝食 障碍와 시상하부 neuropeptide Y 발현에 미치는 영향 = The effect of HT7 acupuncturing on the food intake and hypothalamic neuropeptide Y expression changed by maternal separation in rat pups

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Objective : The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of acupuncture at HT7(Shinmun) on the feeding behavior and hypothalamic neuropeptide Y(NPY) expression in the maternally separated rat pups.
Methods : To show the effect of acupuncture, we performed maternal separation(MS) for 7 days beginning on postnatal day 14, and observed body weight, food intake, and NPY immunoreactivity in the paraventricular nucleus(PVN) of hypothalamus after acupuncturing at HT7, the end of the transverse crease of the ulnar wrist of the forepaw.
Results : MS induced a significant decreases in body weight and food intake, while acupuncture treatment at acupoint HT7 showed much more improvement in those evaluations. NPY-immunoreactivity in area PVN were decreased in the MS group, but significantly increased in the HT7 group.
Conclusions : These findings suggest that acupuncture has an effect on the feeding disorders caused by MS, possibly by modulating NPY expression in the PVN.