Research Article

Abdominal Massage Improves the Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Regulating Mast Cells via the Trypase-PAR2-PKCε Pathway in Rats

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Abdominal massage protected the integrity of mitochondria in cells of the colonic mucosa. (a) Evaluation of cellular microstructures in the colonic mucosa by transmission electron microscopy (TEM, upper panel: 10000x, scale bar 0.50 μm, down panel: 20000x, scale bar 0.25 μm).