Electroacupuncture at Acupoints Reverses Plasma Glutamate, Lipid, and LDL/VLDL in an Acute Migraine Rat Model: A¹H NMR-Based Metabolomic Study

Table 2

Changes of plasma metabolites in LED NMR spectra induced by NTG and the effects of EA.

Metabolites	Peak regions (𝛿)	NTG versus; untreated control	NTG versus EA	NTG versus NA
NAc	2.02, 2.06	↑	↓	↑
OAc	2.14, 2.18	↑	↓	↑
Lipoid	1.3, 1.34, 1.26,; 2.22, 2.26	↓	↑	↓
Unsaturated lipid	5.26, 5.34	↓	↑	↓
LDL/VDL	0.86, 0.9	↓	↑	↑
PUFA	2.74, 2.78, 2.82	↓	↑	—
PtdCho	3.22	↓	↑	↓
FA	1.58, 1.74, 1.78,; 1.7, 1.82, 2.26	↓	↑	↑

NAc: N-acetyl glycoproteins; OAc: O-acetyl glycoproteins; PtdCho: phosphatidyl choline; UFA: unsaturated lipid; FA: fatty acid; PUFA: polyunsaturated fatty acid (𝑛=10).