Electroacupuncture can Modify Stress, Low-Grade Inflammation in the Duodenum, and Damage to the Intestinal Barrier in Rats with Functional Dyspepsia through the CRF Signaling Pathway

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BACKGROUND: In the domain of functional gastrointestinal disorders, Functional Dyspepsia(FD) stands out due to its widespread occurrence internationally. Historically, electroacupuncture(EA) has been employed as a therapeutic modality for FD, demonstrating notableclinical efficacy.

OBJECTIVES: This research aimed to delve into the impact of EA on stress responses, minor duodenalinflammatory processes, and the integrity of the intestinal barrier within FD-affected rodentmodels while also elucidating the underlying mechanisms.

METHODS: Thirty-six male Wistar rats were evenly distributed into three cohorts: a normal, amodeled FD, and an EA treatment group. The FD condition in the rats, barring those in thenormal, was induced through a series of multifactorial procedures. For the EA cohort, the ratsreceived electroacupuncture at the acupoints RN12 (Zhongwan) and ST36 (Zusanli) for 20minutes daily over a span of one week. The gastric residue rate (GRR), intestinal propulsion rate(IPR), and changes in emotional state were measured in each group of rats. Additionally, serumlevels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), andcorticosterone (CORT) were detected, and the duodenal inflammatory condition and intestinalmucosal barrier status were observed through staining and fluorescence. The expression levelsof Claudin-1, Junctional Adhesion Molecule 1 (JAM-1), Corticotropin-Releasing Factor (CRF),and Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Receptor 1 (CRF-R1) were also detected.

RESULTS: The study demonstrated that EA had a positive effect on body weight and food intake,GRR, and IPR in FD rats. Additionally, the EA group showed a decrease in serum levels ofCRH, ACTH, and CORT, as well as a decrease in the number of duodenal mast cells and tryptasecontent. Furthermore, the expression of tight junction proteins Claudin-1 and JAM-1 wasincreased in the EA group compared to the model group. EA also reduced the levels of CRF andCRF-R1 in the hypothalamus and duodenum.

CONCLUSION: EA has been shown to improve the stress state of FD rats, inhibit the activation ofmast cells in the duodenum, and reduce low-grade inflammatory response and damage to the intestinalmucosal barrier. It is believed that EA achieves these effects by modulating the expressionof CRF and its receptors in the brain-gut interaction pathway through the CRF signalingpathway. This provides a new approach to treating FD.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening - (2024) vom: 08. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Tong [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Haili [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jiayi [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Ruirui [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lili [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Xurong [VerfasserIn]
Li, Ailin [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Chenxi [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhaohui [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CRF signaling pathway
Electroacupuncture
Functional dyspepsia
Intestinalbarrier.
Journal Article
Low-grade inflammation
Stress

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Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.2174/0113862073306526240403063736

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370805453