Electroacupuncture at ST36 Protects ICC Networks via mSCF/Kit-ETV1 Signaling in the Stomach of Diabetic Mice

Figure 5

Immunofluorescence of ETV1-MY (a)–(e) and ETV1-IM (f)–(j) in the antrum labelled with ETV1 (green) and c-Kit (red). In the control group, the networks of ETV1 were very bright and abundant in the MY and closely followed the networks of c-Kit. However, the expression of ETV1 was relatively decreased in the IM and the morphology was similar to that in the ICC. The ETV1-IM overlapped with c-Kit or close to the networks of the ICC. As the networks of the ICC, ETV1-MY and ETV1-IM were heavily damaged in the DM and SEA groups. However, the brightness and networks of ETV1 had almost recovered to the normal level in the LEA and HEA groups. Scale bars = 100 μm and refer to all panels.