Comparison of effects of electroacupuncture at “Dachangshu”(BL 25) or “Tianshu”(ST 25) on visceral sensitivity, c-kit and TRPV1 of irritable bowel syndrome rats
Objective To compare the effects of electroacupuncture(EA) at Dachangshu(BL 25) or Tianshu(ST 25) for visceral sensitivity, gene expression product c-kit of colonic Cajal interstitial cells(ICC) and capsaicin receptor 1(TRPV1) of irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) rats, so as to investigate the effect and mechanism differences of EA at the back shu point and the front mu point of large intestine for IBS rats. Methods Forty-two Wistar neonatal rats were randomly divided into a blank group(9 rats) and a model grou...