The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine (대한한방내과학회지)
- Volume 29 Issue 1
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- Pages.80-89
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- 2008
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- 1226-9174(pISSN)
The Effect of Ephedrae Herba Pharmacopuncture on Adipocyte Metabolism
마황약침(麻黃藥鍼)이 지방세포 대사에 미치는 영향
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Jeong, Jong-Jin
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University) ;
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Kim, Byoung-Woo
(Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Hospital of Sangji University)
- Published : 2008.03.31
Abstract
Objectives : This study was carried out to investigate the effects of Ephedrae Herba pharmacopuncture (EHP) on the adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells, lipolysis in rat epididymal adipocytes and histological changes in porcine adipose tissue. Methods : Inhibition of preadipocyte differentiation and/or stimulation of lipolysis play important roles in reducing obesity. 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were differentiated with adipogenic reagents by incubating for 3 days in the absence or presence of EHP ranging from 0.01 to 1.0