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

Table 4

Pearson correlation coefficients between score of behavioral tests and Trp metabolism indexes in hippocampus (N = 35).

Indexes in Trp metabolism pathways	Pearson correlation coefficient	P value
Trp (μg/g)	0.339	0.046
5-HT (ng/g)	0.287	0.095
Kyn (ng/g)	-0.271	0.116
Ktp (mL/g)	0.284	0.098
5-HT/Trp (×10-3)	0.208	0.230
Kyn/Trp (×10-3)	-0.538	0.001

Data at 24 h post LPS injection was used for analysis.