title: Protective action of acupuncture and moxibustion on gastric mucosa in model rats with chronic atrophic gastritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To probe the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion in atrophic gastritis so as to provide a basis for clinical treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion at the points of Zusanli, Zhongwan and Tianshu on gastric mucosa in model rats with chronic atrophic gastritis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Acupuncture and moxibustion can increase the contents of PGE2alpha, PGF2alpha and cAMP, and decrease the content of cGMP in the tissue of gastric mucosa.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture and moxibustion shows cytoprotection on gastric mucosa, so it is an effective method for treating chronic atrophic gastritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Acupuncture & Massage, Henan College of TCM, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
authors.forename: Xiyan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Yulong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D026881:Acupuncture; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism; D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D005757:Gastritis, Atrophic / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009071:Moxibustion; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D015232:Dinoprostone