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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2018

Herb-partitioned moxibustion alleviates colon injuries in ulcerative colitis rats.

Dan Zhang, Yan-Bo Ren, Kai Wei, Jue Hong, Yan-Ting Yang, Li-Jie Wu, Ji Zhang, Zheng Shi, Huan-Gan Wu, Xiao-Peng Ma

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Regulation of mild moxibustion on non-neuronal cholinergic system in ulcerative colitis rats.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Dan ZhangLaboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Yan-Bo RenDepartment of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine, North Branch of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 201907, China.
Kai WeiKey Laboratory of Systems Biomedicine (Ministry of Education), Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Jue HongLaboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Yan-Ting YangYueyang Clinical Medicine School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Li-Jie WuYueyang Clinical Medicine School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Ji ZhangYueyang Clinical Medicine School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Zheng ShiLaboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Huan-Gan WuLaboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Xiao-Peng MaLaboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China.
Fudan University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNHuashan Hospital · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo observe the effect of herb-partitioned moxibustion (HPM) on expression of colonic cytokines in ulcerative colitis (UC) rats.

methodsA UC rat model was established by protein immunization in combination with topical chemical stimulation. Rats in the HPM group (

resultsHPM improved colon injuries in UC rats, manifested by accelerated repair of ulcers and alleviation of inflammation, and the gross injury and pathological scores both significantly decreased (

conclusionHPM promotes the repair of colon injuries in UC rats, which is related to the regulation of several abnormally expressed cytokines.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisColitis, UlcerativeColonCytokinesDisease Models, AnimalDown-RegulationEpithelial CellsHumansIntestinal MucosaMaleMoxibustionProtein Array AnalysisRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyTreatment OutcomeCytokinesCytokine expression profileHerb-partitioned moxibustionProtein microarrayRatsUlcerative colitis

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PMID30122878
PMCPMC6092579
OpenAlexW2887972642

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