Effect of Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion on Autophagy and Immune-Associated Gene Expression Profiles in a Rat Model of Crohn’s Disease

Figure 4

Heatmap of the clustering expression profiles of differential genes in all groups. (a) Comparison of differential gene expression between normal group and other groups. (b) Comparison of differential gene expression between CD model group and other groups. The gradient map indicates the differential fold values after logarithmic conversion. Each column indicates one differential pair, and each row indicates one differential gene. Different types of differential genes are represented by different colors: red indicates upregulation and blue indicates downregulation. The levels of upregulation and downregulation increased with the increasing darkness of the color. N: normal group; M: CD model group; MM: CD model with herb-partitioned moxibustion group; NM: normal with herb-partitioned moxibustion group; Med: CD model with mesalazine group; NS: CD model with normal saline group.

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