Effect of electro-acupuncture at Foot-Yangming Meridian on somatostatin and expression of somatostatin receptor genes in rabbits with gastric ulcer

Table 1 Index of gastric ulcer in different groups (mean±SD)

Group	n	Index of gastric ulcer
Group A	8	8.50 ± 2.98b
Group B	8	24.88 ± 6.29d
Group C	8	10.88 ± 3.23b
Group D	8	19.38 ± 3.66d
Group E	8	24.13 ± 1.64d

^bP < 0.01 vs group B;

^dP < 0.01 vs group C.

Table 2 EGF and SS in gastric mucosa in different groups (mean±SD)

Group	n	EGF(pg/mL)	SS(mIU/mL)
Group A	8	91.3 ± 14.9b	1852.4 ± 361.7b
Group B l	8	73.6 ± 14.8d	2978.6 ± 587.6d
Group C	8	92.2 ± 6.7b	1800.2 ± 488.1b
Group D	8	74.9 ± 9.0d	2441.0 ± 488.1a c
Group E	8	65.4 ± 12.8d	2592.7 ± 426.8d

^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs group B; ^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01 vs group C.

Table 3 SS-R1mRNA expression in different groups of rabbits with gastric ulcer (mean±SD)

Group	n	SSR1/cyc
Group A	8	1.04 ± 0.36b
Group B	8	2.56 ± 0.25d
Group C	8	1.07 ± 0.08b
Group D	8	1.73 ± 0.16bc
Group E	8	2.39 ± 0.39d

^aP< 0.05,

^bP< 0.01 vs group B;

^cP< 0.05,

^dP< 0.01 vs group C.