Use of serial analysis of gene expression to reveal the specific regulation of gene expression profile in asthmatic rats treated by acupuncture

Table 3 Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes (KEGG) pathways of differentially expressed tags

KEGG pathways	P_CK/AS	P_AS/ASAC	P_CK/CKAC
Tight junction	X	X	X
MAPK signaling pathway	X	X
T cell receptor signaling pathway	X	X
Focal adhesion	X	X
B cell receptor signaling pathway	X
Toll like receptor signaling pathway	X
ECM receptor interaction	X
WNT signaling pathway	X
Cell communication	X
Leukocyte transendothelial migration	X
Regulation of actin cytoskeleton	X
Adherens junction	X
FCεRI signaling pathway	X
Antigen processing and presentation	X
Axon guidance	X
Insulin signaling pathway		X
GnRH signaling pathway		X
ErbB signaling pathway		X
Gap junction		X
SNARE interactions in vesicular transport			X

P_CK/AS: 186 differentially expressed tags between the libraries of control rats and asthmatic rats; P_AS/ASAC: 130 differentially expressed tags between libraries of asthmatic rats and asthmatic rats treated by acupuncture; P_CK/CKAC: 144 differentially expressed tags between libraries of control rats and control rats treated by acupuncture; MAPK: Mitogen-activated protein kinase; ECM: Extracellular matrix; WNT: Wingless; FCεRI: Fc epsilon receptor I; GnRH: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone; SNARE: Soluble n-ethylmaleimide-sensitive-factor attachment protein receptor.

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