Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, P. R. China
Abstract:
Objective
To observe the effect of acupuncture-moxibustion on the expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and suppressor
of cytokine signaling-2 (SOCS2) in colonic mucosa of rat models of ulcerative colitis (UC), and explore the mechanism of acupuncture-moxibustion
therapy in treating UC.