Study of the Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Protecting the Intestinal Mucosal Barrier in DSS-induced UC Rats Based on the IL-9/IL-9R Pathway

To observe the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion on interleukin (IL)-9/IL-9 receptor (IL-9R) in the colon tissue of rats with ulcerative colitis (UC) and investigate the protective mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion on the intestinal mucosal barrier in UC rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a normal control (NC) group and a modeling group. UC models were prepared by giving 4