Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	39217
Country	China

Received	2018-04-09 06:33
Peer-Review Started	2018-04-09 11:42
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-05-09 01:32
Return for Revision	2018-05-16 09:58
Revised	2018-05-22 07:01
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Second Decision by Editor	2018-06-25 08:57
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2018-06-25 19:15
Articles in Press	2018-06-25 19:15
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2018-07-04 16:32
Typeset the Manuscript	2018-07-25 03:15
Publish the Manuscript Online	2018-07-27 06:43

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Category	Microbiology
Manuscript Type	Basic Study
Article Title	Moxibustion treatment modulates the gut microbiota and immune function in a dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis rat model
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Qin Qi, Ya-Nan Liu, Xiao-Ming Jin, Lin-Shuang Zhang, Cun Wang, Chun-Hui Bao, Hui-Rong Liu, Huan-Gan Wu and Xiao-Mei Wang
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Qin Qi http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0563-1560 Ya-Nan Liu http://orcid.org/0000-2572-7930-5364 Xiao-Ming Jin http://orcid.org/0000-1234-2436-6523 Lin-Shuang Zhang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4043-8528 Cun Wang http://orcid.org/0000-5657-0909-6832 Chun-Hui Bao http://orcid.org/0000-3234-1282-0219 Hui-Rong Liu http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-5085 Huan-Gan Wu http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0563-1560 Xiao-Mei Wang http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1962-0827
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81473758 National Basic Research Programme of China (973 Programme) 2015CB554500
Corresponding Author	Xiao-Mei Wang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 650 South Wanping Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai 200030, China. wxm123@vip.sina.com
Key Words	Ulcerative colitis; Moxibustion; 16S rRNA; Gut microbiome; Inflammatory cytokine
Core Tip	Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a form of inflammatory bowel disease and microbial dysbiosis is an important pathological factor of UC. Moxibustion treatment can repair mucosal tissue damage and regulate immune function in patients with UC associated with gut microbiome changes. In this study, moxibustion can significantly reduce the colonic tissue damage and the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and anti-inflammatory cytokines in rats with 4% dextran sulphate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis, relieve intestinal inflammation, and promote the restoration of impaired colonic tissue. In addition, moxibustion can in­crease the diversity of the gut microbiome and the UC with 7 d of moxibustion had a higher alpha diversity than UC with 14 d of moxibustion.
Publish Date	2018-07-27 06:43
Citation	Qi Q, Liu YN, Jin XM, Zhang LS, Wang C, Bao CH, Liu HR, Wu HG, Wang XM. Moxibustion treatment modulates the gut microbiota and immune function in a dextran sulphate sodium-induced colitis rat model. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24(28): 3130-3144
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v24/i28/3130.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v24.i28.3130

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