Research Article

Gastrointestinal Motility and Improvement Efficacy of Shenhuang Plaster Application on Shenque: Identification, Evaluation, and Mechanism

Figure 5

Relative expression of some inflammatory cytokines and signal molecules in the ileum of mice from different groups. The gene expression of TLR-4, ERK2-MAPK, JNK, and IL-1β in each group was determined by real-time PCR with 18 s rRNA as reference gene. Data are presented as fold change compared to that of the Ctrl group. The statistic differences between the group and Ctrl or PTX are marked with (; ; ) or Δ (Δ; ΔΔ; ΔΔΔ), respectively.