Electroacupuncture Improves Trinitrobenzene Sulfonic Acid-Induced Colitis, Evaluated by Transcriptomic Study

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Effect of EA on TNBS-induced colitis in mice. Mice were intrarectally administered with 250 mg/kg TNBS once and/or various frequencies of EA for 20 min daily. Seven days later, mice were sacrificed and examined for colitis by macroscopic lesion and microscopic sections. (a) Macroscopic and microscopic features of colons. Photos are representative images (𝑛=8/group). (b) Quantification of colitis severity. Values are mean ± standard error (𝑛=8/group). *𝑃<0.05, **𝑃<0.01, and ***𝑃<0.001, compared with mock. ^#𝑃<0.05, ^##𝑃<0.01, compared with TNBS.

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