Abstract
Aim of the study-To investigate the effects of meridian scraping on immune function and athletic ability in endurance training rats. Materials and methods-Twenty four adult male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to non-training group (A), training control group (B) or meridian scraping and training group (C). Rats in groups B and C were loaded with incremental endurance training for 7 weeks and body weight, indices of immune organs, levels of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgM, IL-6, &beta-endorphin and time to strength exhaustion of rats in running plate on the first day of the 8th week, were measured. Results-Meridian scraping effectively modulated the changes in body weight and immune function induced by endurance training. Meridian scraping treatment also inhibited the training-induced decrease of serum IgG, but increased serum IL-6 and &beta-endorphin levels and prolonged the time to strength exhaustion. Conclusions-Meridian scraping increased the athletic ability of rats in endurance training, delayed the occurrence of sports fatigue and improved immune function.
Highlights
During the past decade, the relationship between immune function and sports has received significant attention
Effect of Scraping on the time to strength exhaustion of rats in endurance training: The result indicated that the time to strength exhaustion was significantly prolonged in the Scraping plus training group compared with the training only control group, with a change of 30.41% (Table 1)
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Summary
The relationship between immune function and sports has received significant attention. A series of studies in the field of sport and medicine have been performed to improve athletic ability and immune function using Chinese Traditional Medicine, with significant outcomes (Dong et al, 2008). Scraping is a procedure based on and guided by Chinese Traditional Medicine theory including viscera, meridians and collaterals and acupuncture, with effects on health-care and multiple diseases (Cheng and Cheng, 2004). The effect of Scraping on immune function and athletic ability during training is unknown (Yu Sumei, 2007). The present study investigated the effect of Scraping on rats during endurance training, which we hope will proof-of-principle for the application of Scraping in the field of sports medicine (Fleshner et al, 2002)
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