Electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) Repairs Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Upregulates c-Kit Expression in Rats with SCI-Induced Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction.
Yujie YangJie ChengYongni ZhangJia-Bao GuoBin XieWenyi ZhangZhaojin ZhuYi ZhuPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)
Abnormal ICCs in colon tissues and the downregulated expression of c-Kit could be observed after SCI. EA at Zusanli (ST36) could improve the colon function by repairing the morphology and increasing the number of ICCs and upregulating c-Kit expression.