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

Figure 5

Coexpression of Snail and E-cadherin in the rat intestinal epithelial tissues from the NC, MC, SASP, AC, HPM, and HPM+AC groups (n=10, for each group). (a) Normal control; model control; (c) salicylazosulfapyridine; (d) acupuncture; (e) herbs-partitioned moxibustion; (f) herbs-partitioned moxibustion combined with acupuncture. (g) The histogram shows the coexpression of Snail and E-cadherin in each group (n= 10, for each group). Values are the means ± SD. In all panels, ### P<0.001 and ##P<0.01 vs. NC. △△△P<0.001, △△P<0.01, and △P<0.05 vs. MC. ▲▲P <0.01 and ▲P <0.05 vs. HPM+AC. Scale bar ×200. Labelled for Snail (red), E-cadherin (green), Snail, and E-cadherin coexpression (yellow).

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