Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2012; 18(46): 6819-6828
Published online Dec 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6819
Moxibustion inhibits interleukin-12 and tumor necrosis factor alpha and modulates intestinal flora in rat with ulcerative colitis
Xiao-Mei Wang, Yuan Lu, Lu-Yi Wu, Shu-Guang Yu, Bai-Xiao Zhao, Hong-Yi Hu, Huan-Gan Wu, Chun-Hui Bao, Hui-Rong Liu, Jin-Hai Wang, Yi Yao, Xue-Gui Hua, Hui-Ying Guo, Li-Rong Shen
Xiao-Mei Wang, Huan-Gan Wu, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200437, China
Yuan Lu, Lu-Yi Wu, Chun-Hui Bao, Hui-Rong Liu, Jin-Hai Wang, Yi Yao, Xue-Gui Hua, Hui-Ying Guo, Li-Rong Shen, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture- Moxibustion and Immunological Effects, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
Shu-Guang Yu, Laboratory of Experimental Acupuncture of College of Acumox and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, Sichuan Province, China
Bai-Xiao Zhao, School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China
Hong-Yi Hu, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200032, China
Author contributions: Wang XM and Wu HG designed the research; Lu Y, Wu LY, Bao CH, Wang JH and Wang XM performed experiments; Yu SG, Wang JH, Yao Y and Wu LY analyzed the data; Wang XM, Liu HR, Hu HY, Hua XG, Guo HY and Shen LR wrote the manuscript; Hu HY, Yu SG and Zhao BX revised the manuscript; Wu HG supervised the research and edited the manuscript.
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81001549; National Basic Research Program of China (973 program), No. 2009CB522900; Shanghai Health System of Outstanding Young Talent Cultivation Program, No. XYQ2011068; Shanghai Rising-Star Program, No. 10QA1406100
Correspondence to: Huan-Gan Wu, Professor, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 650 South Wanping Road, Xu Hui District, Shanghai 200030, China. wuhuangan@126.com
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Received: September 14, 2012
Revised: November 6, 2012
Accepted: November 11, 2012
Published online: December 14, 2012
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