Study on the Mechanism of Mongolian Medical Warm Acupuncture in Regulating Biological Clock Genes and Improving Sleep in Insomniac Rats

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Authors

Lengge Si · Inner Mongolia Medical University

Yasula Ba · Inner Mongolia Medical University

Ren-Na Wu · Inner Mongolia Medical University

Mingjie Tian · Nanjing Brain Hospital

A. Gula · Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology

Lidao Bao · Hohhot First Hospital

A. Runa ·

Abstract

Mongolian medical warm acupuncture significantly reduces excitability in insomniac rats. The sleep-promoting mechanism of Mongolian medical warm acupuncture is closely related to its regulation of hypothalamic expression of biological clock genes Clock, Bmal1, Per1, and Per2 in insomniac rats.

Topics & Keywords

Sleep and Wakefulness Research Circadian rhythm and melatonin Sleep and related disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volume 33

DOI: 10.2174/0109298673448524260204052420

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