Electroacupuncture ameliorates glycolipid metabolism disorder in skeletal muscle of type 2 diabetic rats via modulation of the AMPK/PGC-1α/TFAM signaling pathway.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate whether electroacupuncture (EA) can regulate skeletal muscle glucose metabolism through the AMPK/PGC-1α/TFAM signaling pathway in a rat model of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Methods

T2DM was induced by feeding rats a high-fat, high-sugar diet followed by intraperitoneal streptozotocin (35 mg/kg). Rats were randomly assigned to five groups: model, EA, EA plus AMPK inhibitor (Compound C, 20 mg/kg, three times weekly), sham acupuncture (tail non-acupoint stimulation), and control. EA was applied at Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, and Weiwanxiashu for 20 min daily, six days per week, for four weeks. Random blood glucose (RBG) and body weight were monitored weekly. After intervention, fasting blood glucose (FBG), triglycerides (TG), low-density

SUBMITTER: Luo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754946 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature