Abdominal massage modulates gut microbiota and brain-gut peptides in insomnia model rats
The results of this study demonstrate that abdominal massage ameliorates insomnia and increases sleep duration. This effect is associated with the regulation of brain-gut peptide levels and the restoration of gut microbiota diversity and structure. These findings suggest that the microbiota-gut-brain axis may be involved in the therapeutic mechanism of abdominal massage for insomnia.
Authors
- Xueguan Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-3312)
- X G Zhang
- Junchang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8289-8119)
- Gulaisaer Aikebaier
Institutions
- Xinjiang Medical University (CN)
- Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Uygur Medicine Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Microbiology
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2025.1720248
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gut microbiota and health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China