TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effects of Acupuncture on Cholesterol, Antioxidant and Oxidant Parameters in Obese Women: Clinical Trials
AB  - Objective: Obesity has a profound adverse impact on health care systems. Acupuncture has been shown to have beneficial effects on obesity. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of acupuncture on serum oxidative stress parameters in obese women. Material and Methods: During the study, 20 obese patients had acupuncture treatment, and as a control group, 20 obese patients had sham acupuncture treatment. Serum samples were taken from each patient before the first session and at the end of the 10th session and serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, malondialdehyde (MDA), advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP), the serum activity of superoxide dismutase enzyme (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase enzyme (GPx) were measured. Results: Changes in the serum levels of TG, HDL, MDA, AOPP and activity of SOD after the treatment compared to before the treatment in both acupuncture and sham acupuncture treated groups were found insignificant (p>0.05). On the other hand, the TC and LDL levels were observed to decrease significantly in comparison to the before-treatment values in both the acupuncture and sham acupuncture groups (p<0.05). In addition to this, the GPx activity significantly increased only as a result of the acupuncture treatment (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of our study indicated that acupuncture treatment may be effective in reducing cholesterol levels and increasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes.
AU  - Geçioğlu, Ersel
AU  - güçel, funda
AU  - mit, setenay
AU  - ÇEVIK, CEMAL
AU  - Çaycı, Banu
AU  - YILMAZ, CANAN
AU  - SEVERCAN, Cinar
DO  - 10.5336/jtracom.2021-87383
PY  - 2022
JO  - Geleneksel ve Tamamlayıcı Tıp Dergisi
VL  - 5
IS  - 2
SN  - 2630-6425
SP  - 96
EP  - 105
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1128580
ER  -