ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020
Effect of Electroacupuncture in Mice with Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis and the Influence of Gut Microbiota.
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- Electroacupuncture for ulcerative colitis patients: A meta-analysis and acupoints selection study.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- Matrix metalloproteinases are key targets of acupuncture in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) · 2023Article
- Electroacupuncture repairs intestinal barrier by upregulating CB1 through gut microbiota in DSS-induced acute colitis.Chinese medicine · 2023Article
- Acupuncture treatment for post-stroke depression: Intestinal microbiota and its role.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Electroacupuncture relieves portal hypertension by improving vascular angiogenesis and linking gut microbiota in bile duct ligation rats.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe relationship between inflammatory bowel disease and gut microbiota is inextricable. Electroacupuncture (EA) can alleviate acute experimental colitis, but the performance of intestinal microorganisms and the mechanism are still not fully understood. We investigated the relationship between the EA and gut microbes and clarified the role of tight junction and adiponectin in the anti-inflammatory effect of EA.
methodsMale C57BL/6 mice were randomized into three groups: normal control, dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced ulcerative colitis (DSS), and DSS with EA ST36 (DSS + EA). Mice body weight, DAI score, colon length, and histological score were evaluated for colitis severity. Colonic inflammation and tight junctions were demonstrated by the immunohistochemical (IHC) method. Systemic responses were confirmed by plasma cytokines and adiponectin with multiplex immunoassays. Gut microbiome profiling was conducted by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
resultsEA had benefit in relieving both macroscopic and microscopic colonic inflammation. It can reduce disease activity, maintain colon length, and ameliorate histological inflammatory reaction. In IHC stain, EA decreased CD11b, F4/80, TLR4, and MyD88 and preserved claudin-1 and ZO-1 expression. Compared with the control group, the DSS group showed elevated levels of CRP, IFN-
conclusionOur findings suggest that EA exerts its therapeutic effect by TLR4 signaling via the MyD88-dependent pathway. EA could increase adiponectin, maintain mucosal tight junctions, and modulate gut microbiota.
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