Herbs-Partitioned Moxibustion Combined with Acupuncture Inhibits TGF-β1-Smad-Snail-Induced Intestinal Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Crohn’s Disease Model Rats

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Representative histological observation from a light microscope of the rat colonic epithelial tissue sections stained with HE (magnification×100). (a) Normal control; (b) model control; (c) salicylazosulfapyridine; (d) acupuncture; (e) herbs-partitioned moxibustion; (f) herbs-partitioned moxibustion combined with acupuncture. Arrowheads: (1) multiple superficial and small ulcers; (2) fibrous tissue; (3) congestion and edema; (4) inflammatory cells; (5) epithelial proliferation and repair; (6) lymphatic dilatation; (7) intestinal wall of lymphatic tissue proliferation.

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