Qi Q, Zhong R, Liu YN, Zhao C, Huang Y, Lu Y, Ma Z, Zheng HD, Wu LY. Mechanism of electroacupuncture and herb-partitioned moxibustion on ulcerative colitis animal model: A study based on proteomics. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(28): 3644-3665 [PMID: 36161055 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i28.3644]
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Lu-Yi Wu, PhD, Associate Professor, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 110 Ganhe Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200437, China.luyitcm@163.com
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Integrative & Complementary Medicine
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Basic Study
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Qin Qi, Ya-Nan Liu, Yan Huang, Yuan Lu, Zhe Ma, Han-Dan Zheng, Lu-Yi Wu, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
Rui Zhong, Shanghai QiGong Research Institute, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
Chen Zhao, School of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Tuina, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
Author contributions: Wu LY, Huang Y and Qi Q conceived and designed this study; Zhong R, Liu YN, Ma Z and Zheng HD performed the animal experiments, acquired and analyzed the data; Qi Q wrote the main manuscript; Liu YN and Ma Z prepared the figures and tables; Lu Y gave guidance to the manuscript writing; Zhao C, Huang Y and Wu LY revised and improved the manuscript; and all authors reviewed and approved the final version of this manuscript.
Supported bythe National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 81973955, 82004475 and 82174501; Shanghai Clinical Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion No. 20MC1920500; Clinical Key Specialty Construction Foundation of Shanghai No. shslczdzk04701; Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai No. 21ZR1460200.
Institutional animal care and use committee statement: All animal experiments were performed according to the protocols approved by the Animal Ethics Committee of the Experimental Animal Center of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Lu-Yi Wu, PhD, Associate Professor, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 110 Ganhe Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai 200437, China.luyitcm@163.com
Received: September 3, 2021 Peer-review started: September 3, 2021 First decision: November 7, 2021 Revised: November 19, 2021 Accepted: June 24, 2022 Article in press: June 24, 2022 Published online: July 28, 2022 Processing time: 326 Days and 23.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a nonspecific inflammatory bowel disease with unclear etiology. Acupuncture and moxibustion are benefit to UC by improving colonic mucosa damage, regulating inflammatory cytokines. In recent years, proteomic technology has been widely used in the study of UC, revealing a variety of biological markers related to immunity and inflammation in UC. We applied isotope-labeled relative and absolute quantification proteomics technology to identify UC-relevant protein targets and further explore the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion. It was found that electroacupuncture and herb-partitioned moxibustion could regulate the expression of multiple proteins, such as ATP synthase subunit g, ATP synthase beta subunit precursor 1, cytochrome c oxidase subunit 4 isoform 1 that associated with oxidative phosphorylation, that might regulate immune-related pathways, thereby alleviating colonic inflammation of dextran sulfate sodium-induced UC rats.
