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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Effect of abdominal massage on TRPV1 expression. (a) Relative mRNA expression of TRPV1 in small intestinal mucosa tissues from the normal, IBS, abdominal massage, and ketotifen treatment groups. (b) Immunofluorescence (IF) images of TRPV1 staining in small intestinal mucosa tissue from the normal, IBS, abdominal massage, and ketotifen treatment groups (left panel) and percentage of TRPV1-positive staining (right panel). , , .
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