YU Ziru, XIAN Jin, WANG Ling, et al. Effect of umbilical moxibustion on intestinal flora in patients with subthreshold depression[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(8): 881-888.
DOI:
YU Ziru, XIAN Jin, WANG Ling, et al. Effect of umbilical moxibustion on intestinal flora in patients with subthreshold depression[J]. Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 2024, 44(8): 881-888.DOI: 10.13703/j.0255-2930.20231019-0003.
Effect of umbilical moxibustion on intestinal flora in patients with subthreshold depression
To observe the clinical efficacy of umbilical moxibustion for subthreshold depression (SD) and its effect on intestinal flora
and to explore its mechanism.
Methods
2
Thirty-six SD patients were recruited as the SD group (1 case dropped out
2 cases excluded)
and 36 healthy subjects were recruited as the healthy control group (1 case excluded).The SD group was treated with umbilical moxibustion
once a week
a total of 8 times were required.The healthy control group did not receive any intervention.Hamilton depression scale 17-item (HAMD-17) and Center for Epidemiologic Studies depression scale (CES-D) scores were observed in the SD group before and after treatment
and the clinical efficacy was evaluated.Fecal samples were collected in the SD group before and after treatment and in the healthy control group when enrolled
the intestinal flora was analyzed by 16S rRNA sequencing technology.
Results
2
The HAMD-17 and CES-D scores after treatment in the SD group were reduced compared with those before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
and the total effective rate was 90.9% (30/33).Compared with the healthy control group
Sobs index
Shannon index and Ace index were reduced in the SD group before treatment (
P
<
0.05)
Simpson index was increased (
P
<
0.05)
the relative abundance of
Escherichia
-
Shigella
was increased (
P
<
0.01)
the relative abundance of
Eubacterium_hallii_
group
Ruminococcus
Christensenellaceae_R
-
7_
group
Paraprevotella
was decreased (
P
<
0.05
P
<
0.01).Compared before treatment
the relative abundance of
Escherichia
-
Shigella
after treatment in the SD group was decreased (
P
<
0.01)
the relative abundance of
Ruminococcus
Christensenaceae_R
-
7_
group
Paraprevotella
was increased (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05).
Christensenellaceae_R
-
7_
group and
Paraprevotella
were negatively correlated with the CES-D score (
P
<
0.01
P
<
0.05).
Escherichia
-
Shigella
was positively correlated with the HAMD-17 score (
P
<
0.05).
Christensenellaceae_R
-
7_
group was negatively correlated with the HAMD-17 score (
P
<
0.01).
Conclusion
2
Patients with subthreshold depression have dysbiosis of intestinal flora
and umbilical moxibustion may exert therapeutic effect by regulating the abundance and diversity of intestinal flora
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