Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5991
Country	China

Received	2013-09-29 15:11
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-30 13:34
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2013-11-22 08:53
Revised	2013-12-13 19:56
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2014-02-27 10:15
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Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2014-02-27 12:00
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2014-05-28 11:45

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Category	Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Manuscript Type	Topic Highlights
Article Title	Acupuncture-moxibustion in treating irritable bowel syndrome: How does it work?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Xiao-Peng Ma, Jue Hong, Cai-Ping An, Dan Zhang, Yan Huang, Huan-Gan Wu, Cui-Hong Zhang and Sian Meeuwsen
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number National Natural Science Foundation of China 81273843 National Natural Science Foundation of China 81072879 National Key Basic Research Program of China 2009CB522900
Corresponding Author	Cui-Hong Zhang, PhD, Key Laboratory of Acupuncture-moxibustion and Immunology, Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian, South Wanping Road, Shanghai 200030, China. zjtnyx@126.com
Key Words	Irritable bowel syndrome; Acupuncture-moxibustion; Mechanism study; Gastrointestinal motility; Visceral hypersensitivity; Brain-gut axis
Core Tip	This is a review of the latest advances made towards identifying the action mechanisms of acupuncture-moxibustion in treating irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). How does this ancient therapy affect gastrointestinal motility, visceral hypersensitivity, the brain-gut axis, the neuroendocrine system, the immune system, and other factors involved in the pathogenesis of IBS? This paper details answers to these questions.
Publish Date	2014-05-28 11:45
Citation	Ma XP, Hong J, An CP, Zhang D, Huang Y, Wu HG, Zhang CH, Meeuwsen S. Acupuncture-moxibustion in treating irritable bowel syndrome: How does it work? World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(20): 6044-6054
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i20/6044.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i20.6044

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