Electroacupuncture at ST36 ameliorates gastric dysmotility in rats with diabetic gastroparesis via the nucleus tractus solitarius-vagal axis

Figure 7 The regulatory effect of electroacupuncture stimulation on gastric emptying after subdiaphragmatic vagotomy. A-C: Western blotting analysis and quantification of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor protein levels in stomach tissue (n = 5); D: Electromyogram of the rat stomach; E: Number of slow wave discharges in the antrum of the stomach within 5 minutes (n = 5); F: Gastric emptying rate (n = 5); G: Small intestine propulsion rate (n = 5); H: Representative positron emission tomography images; I: Radioactive concentration in the gastric region of interest (n = 5); J: Gastric emptying rate at 3600 seconds (n = 5). Data are expressed as the mean ± SD. ^aP < 0.05. ChAT: Choline acetyltransferase; α7nAchR: α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; DGP: Diabetic gastroparesis; EA: Electroacupuncture; GER: Gastric emptying rate; SDV: Subdiaphragmatic vagotomy.