Research Article

Acupuncture at Back-Shu and Front-Mu Acupoints Prevents Gastric Ulcer by Regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Signaling Pathway

Table 2

Protein expression of TLR4, MyD88, and NF- (p65) in the gastric tissues in each group.

GroupTLR4MyD88NF-κB(p65)

Normal0.75 ± 0.200.64 ± 0.240.66 ± 0.06
Model1.30 ± 0.30a1.19 ± 0.22a1.20 ± 0.03a
Omeprazole0.88 ± 0.19b0.86 ± 0.19b0.77 ± 0.06b
Electroacupuncture0.68 ± 0.29c,d0.77 ± 0.21c,d0.76 ± 0.06c

aModel group compared with the normal group ( < 0.05); bomeprazole group compared with the model group ( < 0.05); celectroacupuncture group compared with the model group ( < 0.05); delectroacupuncture group compared with the omeprazole group ( < 0.05).