Acupuncture at Back-Shu and Front-Mu Acupoints Prevents Gastric Ulcer by Regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway
Li L, Zang H, Jiang Y, Zhang Y, Mu S, Cao J, Qu Y, Wang Z, Qi W · Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · 2021 February 09
DOI 10.1155/2021/8214052
Objective
To assess the preventive effects of acupuncture at back-shu and front-mu acupoints on rats with restraint water-immersion stress (RWIS)-induced gastric ulcer.
Conclusions
Acupuncture at back-shu and front-mu acupoints played a role in preventing gastric ulcer by inhibiting extracellular signals, stimulating kinases in serum and gastric tissues, and activating the inhibition of the TLR4 signaling pathway.
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