OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) in mice through regulating nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein-like receptor family pyrin domain containing...OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) in mice through regulating nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 6(NLRP6).METHODS: Water-avoidance stress(WAS) mice model was used to investigate the effects and the mechanism of EA. Abdominal withdrawal reflex test, open field test, and intestinal motility test were used to evaluate visceral sensitivity, anxiety,and intestinal motility in mice. The expressions of NLRP6, Mucin-2(MUC2) and E-cadherin were determined using immunofluorescence and Western blotting assays.RESULTS: EA significantly upregulated the expression of NLRP6 in the intestine of mice. Moreover, EA increased the expressions of MUC2 and E-cadherin in WAS mice.CONCLUSION: Our study found that the relief of IBS symptoms by EA may involve the increase in the expression of NLRP6 in WAS mice.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Fund(No.81473748,81804193)the Youth Natural Foundation of the Science and Technology Department of Jiangsu Province(No.BK20161083)+3 种基金a Grant from Clinical Medicine Center of Digestive Diseases of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Jiangsu(No.BL2014100-4)the Leading Talents Project from Jiangsu Provincial Administration of TCM(SLJ0206)the Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Provincial Administration of TCM(No.JD201506)the peak talent project of Jiangsu Province Hospital of TCM(No.y2018rc05)。
文摘OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture(EA) on irritable bowel syndrome(IBS) in mice through regulating nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain protein-like receptor family pyrin domain containing 6(NLRP6).METHODS: Water-avoidance stress(WAS) mice model was used to investigate the effects and the mechanism of EA. Abdominal withdrawal reflex test, open field test, and intestinal motility test were used to evaluate visceral sensitivity, anxiety,and intestinal motility in mice. The expressions of NLRP6, Mucin-2(MUC2) and E-cadherin were determined using immunofluorescence and Western blotting assays.RESULTS: EA significantly upregulated the expression of NLRP6 in the intestine of mice. Moreover, EA increased the expressions of MUC2 and E-cadherin in WAS mice.CONCLUSION: Our study found that the relief of IBS symptoms by EA may involve the increase in the expression of NLRP6 in WAS mice.
