Moxibustion eases chronic inflammatory visceral pain through regulating MEK, ERK and CREB in rats

Figure 6 Comparison of expression of mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase and cAMP response element binding protein mRNAs in rat spinal cord. A: mRNA expression of MEK; B: mRNA expression of ERK; C: mRNA expression of CREB. ^bP < 0.01 vs normal group; ^dP < 0.01 vs model group; ^fP < 0.01 vs sham-HPM group; ^hP < 0.01 vs DMSO group. CREB: cAMP response element binding protein; DMSO: Dimethyl sulfoxide; ERK: Extracellular signal-regulated kinase; HPM: Herb-partitioned moxibustion; MEK: Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase; NG: Normal group; MG: Model group; SHPMG: Sham-HPM group; MIG: MEK-inhibitor group; DG: Dimethyl sulfoxide group.