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Background: Intestinal mucosal barrier dysfunction plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D). In order to explore the mechanism of electroacupuncture (EA) treatment on intestinal mucosal barrier, this study observed the effect of electroacupuncture on aquaporins (AQPs), tight junctions (TJs), NF-κB pathway and the gut …
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