Deep transcriptomics analysis reveals the development of postoperative ileus and the therapeutic effect of electroacupuncture

Postoperative ileus (POI) often occurs and prolongs hospital stay, which costs expensive. Electroacupuncture (EA), as an appropriate non-pharmacotherapy supported by emerging clinical trials, the mechanism needs to be clarified. In this study, the intestinal manipulation (IM) method was used to establish the POI model, and EA was used to treat it. Sham surgery (SS), simple electrical stimulation (ES), and sham electroacupuncture (SEA) were introduced as control. Gastrointestinal transit and colonic transport were employed to evaluate interventions’ effects. RNA sequencing was then carried out using the intestine tissue of mice. Intestine mRNA profiles of C57BL/6 mice.