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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2007; 13(32): 4355-4359
Published online Aug 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i32.4355
Table 1 Effects of moxibustion on UI,ET and PGE2 of gastric mucosa (mean ± SD)
GroupsUIET (ng/L)PGE2 (ng/L)
I12.0 ± 5.9d173 ± 70c1108 ± 486c
II26.8 ± 9.8b345 ± 285a6227 ± 169a
III14.1 ± 5.41485 ± 691064 ± 437
IV26.2 ± 7.7b196 ± 124693 ± 426a
Table 2 Efects of moxibustion on gastric mucosal GMBF, MDA and HSP70 (mean ± SD)
GroupsGMBF (mL/min)MDA (mol/L)HSP70 (A)HSP70mRNA (A)
I364 ± 169d2925 ± 625c0.021 ± 0.010c0.616 ± 0.023bd
II139 ± 33a3906 ± 768a0.077 ± 0.057b0.669 ± 0.007b
III280 ± 1732586 ± 2520.133 ± 0.0350.799 ± 0.042
IV142 ± 58a3464 ± 1502a0.059 ± 0.038a0.733 ± 0.025bd