[Retracted] Stretching Training Rehabilitation Has Potential to Alleviate Ankylosing Spondylitis in Mice by Inactivating the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway

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Effect of stretching exercise on pathological changes in the Achilles tendon of each group of AS mice. Forty DBA/1 mice were randomly divided into four groups (/group): the normal mouse group (namely, normal group), unprocessed AS model mouse group (namely, model group), AS model mice receiving routine nursing care+pressure-relief stretch used as a control group (namely, positive control group), and AS model mice treated with routine nursing care+pressure-relief stretch+simulated stretching training (namely, stretching exercise group). (a) Pathological observation of the Achilles tendon using H&E staining method to detect osteogenesis. Arrows (in black) indicate the locations of the infiltration of inflammatory cells, fibroblasts, and cartilage and bone formation. Bar: 100 μm. (b) Cell infiltration in different groups was detected. (c–e) The effect of stretching exercise on the antioxidant capacity of AS mice. The serum TAS (c), SOD (d), and MDA (e) levels were determined and compared between different groups of DBA/1 mice. Data are representative of three independent experiments. Data are presented as . Comparisons between multiple groups were analysed using one-way ANOVA followed by a post hoc test (Tukey’s test). and vs. control; ^# and ^### vs. model.

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