Evidence Details for Ikbkb
PMID Title Journal Year Abstract
26339273 Herb-Partitioned Moxibustion Regulates the TLR2/NF-kappaB Signaling Pathway in a Rat Model of Ulcerative Colitis. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015;2015:949065. doi: 10.1155/2015/949065. Epub 2015 Aug 3. 2015 The TLR2/NF-kappaB signaling pathway plays an important role in the pathomechanism of ulcerative colitis (UC); acupuncture and moxibustion can improve the damage in colonic tissues of UC, but the regulatory mechanism remains unknown. This study observed the effect of moxibustion on the TLR2/NF-kappaB signaling pathway at the Tianshu (ST25) and Qihai (CV6) acupuncture points in the UC rat. The result shows that TLR2, IRAK1, and IKK-b mRNA and protein levels in the colonic mucosa were significantly higher in the UC rats than in the control rats. Herb-partitioned moxibustion reduced the expression of TLR2, IRAK1, and IKK-b mRNA and proteins in the UC rats. Similarly, the expression of NF-kappaB was significantly increased and IFN-beta and IL-10 were significantly decreased in the colonic mucosa of UC rats, but herb-partitioned moxibustion reduced the expression of IFN-beta and upregulating the expression of IFN-beta and IL-10 significantly. It indicates that herb-partitioned moxibustion can inhibit the expression of multiple signaling molecules of the TLR2 pathway effectively, and it may modulate the excessive local immune response by inhibiting TLR2 signaling, thereby promoting the repair of damaged colonic mucosa."

Evidence Sentence: The result shows that TLR2, IRAK1, and IKK-b mRNA and protein levels in the colonic mucosa were significantly higher in the UC rats than in the control rats.
Evidence Sentence: Herb-partitioned moxibustion reduced the expression of TLR2, IRAK1, and IKK-b mRNA and proteins in the UC rats.
Evidence Sentence: IKK-beta mRNA and Protein Expression in Rat Colonic Mucosa
Evidence Sentence: As shown in Figure 9, rats in the UC group expressed significantly higher levels of IKK-beta mRNA in the colonic mucosa than rats in the control group (P < 0.01).
Evidence Sentence: Both herb-partitioned moxibustion and SASP treatments significantly reduced IKK-beta mRNA expression in the colonic mucosa of UC rats (P < 0.01).
Evidence Sentence: As shown in Figures 10 and 11, IKK-beta protein levels in the colonic mucosa were significantly higher in UC rats than in the control rats, as measured by both the total area of staining and the integrated optical density (P < 0.05, P < 0.01).
Evidence Sentence: Both herb-partitioned moxibustion and SASP treatments significantly reduced IKK-beta protein levels in the colonic mucosa of UC rats, as indicated by both of these measurements (P < 0.05).