Protective effect of electroacupuncture at ST36 against damage of intestinal mucosa, oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by 5-FU chemotherapy in mice with colon cancer.

EA at ST36 has a positive effect in reducing intestinal mucosal damage induced by 5-FU chemotherapy in cancer-bearing mice, which may be related to its function in relieving oxidative stress injury and inhibiting apoptosis of colonic tissue.