Objective To compare the effects of acupuncture and moxibustion alone or in combination on the number of mast cells and expression levels of cytoketatin 18(CK18)and CK19(marker of Meckel cells),and calcitonin gene-related peptide(CGRP),neuropeptide-Y(NPY)and bradykinin(BK)in the local acupoint area of rats with chronic atrophic gastritis(CAG).Methods Fifty male SD rats were randomly divided into normal,CAG model,moxibustion,acupuncture and acupuncture+moxi-bustion groups(10 rats in each group).The CAG model was established by gavage of 1-methyl...