Research Article

Therapeutic Duration and Extent Affect the Effect of Moxibustion on Depression-Like Behaviour in Rats via Regulating the Brain Tryptophan Transport and Metabolism

Table 1

Groups and treatment.

GroupAdministration Moxibustion treatment
Duration (min)Extent (cm)

ControlSaline (i.p., 2.5 mL/kg)--
ModelLPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)--
Mox1LPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)105
Mox2LPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)305
Mox3LPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)605
Mox4LPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)307.5
Mox5LPS (i.p., 0.5 mg/kg)302.5