Effects of Moxibustion and Moxa Smoke on Behavior Changes and Energy Metabolism in APP/PS1 Mice

Table 1

The levels of 7 tricarboxylic acid-circulating intermediates in each group.

Names	Group (x ± s, μg/ml, n = 12)				value and FDR
	Normal control	Model control	Moxa smoke	Moxibutsion	Normal control vs. model control	Moxa smoke vs. model control	Moxibustion vs. model control
Pyruvic acid	379.63 ± 73.82	265.64 ± 31.83	368.72 ± 83.76	352.42 ± 53.66	0.026 (0.055)	0.027 (0.052)	0.047 (0.060)
Citric acid	5409.49 ± 1527.16	1653.96 ± 698.25	7330.39 ± 2914.37	6364.88 ± 3351.44	0.045 (0.068)	0.005 (0.105)	0.016 (0.112)
α-Ketoglutaric acid	512.43 ± 146.42	372.94 ± 181.77	726.95 ± 181.34	693.03 ± 222.87	0.364 (0.364)	0.023 (0.081)	0.024 (0.072)
Malic acid	69.92 ± 11.99	42.21 ± 7.11	68.15 ± 14.71	73.65 ± 22.60	0.021 (0.088)	0.028 (0.049)	0.009 (0.095)
Fumaric acid	8.30 ± 1.55	4.36 ± 1.71	6.43 ± 1.86	8.31 ± 3.87	0.026 (0.061)	0.186 (0.217)	0.025 (0.066)
Succinic acid	168.80 ± 48.19	117.04 ± 31.26	148.70 ± 50.20	162.45 ± 32.03	0.020 (0.105)	0.239 (0.250)	0.067 (0.083)
Lactic acid	62.09 ± 8.04	83.16 ± 16.74	71.70 ± 10.14	65.95 ± 19.74	0.043 (0.069)	0.202 (0.223)	0.063 (0.083)

Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 12). versus model control group, versus model control group.