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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2023

Electroacupuncture alleviates ulcerative colitis by targeting CXCL1: evidence from the transcriptome and validation.

Rui-Bin Zhang, Long-Cong Dong, Yuan Shen, Hong-Ying Li, Qin Huang, Shu-Guang Yu, Qiao-Feng Wu

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rui-Bin ZhangAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Long-Cong DongAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Yuan ShenAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Hong-Ying LiAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Qin HuangAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Shu-Guang YuAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Qiao-Feng WuAcupuncture and Tuina College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China.
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: We aimed to use transcriptomics, bioinformatics analysis, and core gene validation to identify the core gene and potential mechanisms for electroacupuncture (EA) treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Materials and methods: EA was performed in mice after induction of UC Results: EA could reduce DAI and histological colitis scores, increase bodyweight and colon length, and improve the expression of local and systemic proinflammatory factors in the serum and colon of UC mice. Eighteen co-differentially expressed genes were identified by joint bioinformatics analyses of mouse and human transcriptional data; Conclusions: CXCL1 is the target of EA, which is associated with the underlying immune mechanism related to Th1 cytokine IFN-γ.

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Colitis, UlcerativeElectroacupunctureAnimalsBody WeightChemokine CXCL1CytokinesHumansTranscriptomeChemokine CXCL1CXCL1 protein, humanCytokinesCXC motif chemokine ligand 1electroacupunctureimmune infiltrating cellsmacrophagesTh1 cytokine interferon-γtranscriptomeulcerative colitis

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PMID37727787
PMCPMC10505654
OpenAlexW4386379100

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