Electroacupuncture at Lower He-Sea and Front-Mu Acupoints Ameliorates Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Regulating the Intestinal Flora and Gut Barrier.

Haili WangXinhua ChenChunhai ChenTing PanMengyuan LiLin YaoXuefeng LiQi LuHongfeng WangZhaohui Wang

Published in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2022)

EA combined with acupoints can restore the intestinal flora structure, decrease the blood LPS level, reduce levels of inflammation, maintain the integrity of the intestinal barrier, and play a therapeutic role in the treatment of T2DM, mainly by increasing the abundance of Firmicutes and the ratio of Firmicutes to Bacteroidetes and decreasing the abundances of Bacteroidetes and Eubacterium.

Keyphrases

insulin resistance
type diabetes
oxidative stress
inflammatory response
adipose tissue
high fat diet
neuropathic pain
mouse model
spinal cord
weight loss
glycemic control
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage
brain injury