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TABLE OF CONTENTS
摘要
Abstract
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
CHAPTER-1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Overview of visceral pain
1.2 Role of cytokines in pain
1.3 Mast cells and pain
1.4 MAPKs and Pain
1.5 p38MAPK and pain
1.6 Electro-acupuncture
1.7 Objectives of the proposed research
CHAPTER 2 Visceral pain triggered by traction on the ileocecal ligament with ileitis
2.1 Materials and methods
2.1.1 Experimental animal and grouping
2.1.2 Induction of experimental ileitis
2.1.3 The observation of pain behavioral responses
2.1.4 Sample collection
2.1.5 Macroscopic and microscopic observations of ileal tissue
2.1.6 Measurement of cytokines and myeloperoxidase
2.1.7 Statistical analysis
2.2 Results
2.2.1 Behavioral responses to traction on ileocecal ligament
2.2.2 Percentage body weight changes in treated goats
2.2.3 Ileal macroscopic features of treated goats
2.2.4 Ileal microscopic changes in experimental goats
2.2.5 Changes in ileal eytokines and myeloperoxidase concentrations
2.3 Discussion
Chapter 3 Cumulative effect of electroacupuncture on p-p38MAPK and c-Fos expression in the spinal dorsal horn of goats with visceral hypersensitivity
3.1 MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1.1 Experimental Animal and Grouping
3.1.2 Animal model of visceral hypersensitivity
3.1.3 Ileal sample collection
3.1.4 Microscopic observations
3.1.5 Electroacupuncture stimulation
3.1.6 Recording of visceromotor response to colorectal distension
3.1.7 Immunohistochemistry
3.1.8 Western blotting
3.1.9 RT-PCR
3.1.10 Statistical Analysis
3.2 Results
3.2.1 Microscopic scoring of ileitis in experimental goats
3.2.2 Cumulative effect of electroacupuncture on microscopic changes in goats
3.2.3 Effect of electroacupuncture on visceromotor response in goats
3.2.4 Cumulative effect of electroacupuncture on spinal p38MAPK-IR cells and c-Fos-IR cells in goats with TNBS-induced ileitis
3.2.5 Cumulative EA treatments suppress spinal p38MAPK and c-Fos protein expression in TNBS-induced ileitis goats
3.3 Discussion
Chapter 4
4.1 Conclusions
4.1.1 experiment-1
4.1.2 experiment-2
References
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dedication
Curriculum Vitae
List of Original Publications
Appendix
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