Effect of acupuncture on plasma peptide YY in the patient of simple obesity / 中国针灸

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe changes of plasma peptide YY (PYY) in acupuncture for slimming.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>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.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>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).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>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.</p>