CG	Chronic gastritis
CNAG	Chronic non-atrophic gastritis
TCM	Traditional Chinese Medicine
ST36	Zusanli
CV12	Zhongwan
ST21	Liangmen
BL20	Pishu
H. pylori	Helicobacter pylori
EA	Electroacupuncture
RCTs	randomized controlled trials
CSG	Chronic superficial gastritis
CAG	Chronic atrophic gastritis
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
IL-1β	Interleukin-1 beta
TNF-α	Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
IL-8	Interleukin-8
IL-6	Interleukin-6
NF-κB	nuclear factor-kappa B
JAK2	Janus Kinase 2
STAT3	signal transducer and activator of transcription 3
GAS-CCK	gastrin-cholecystokinin
SS	somatostatin
SP	substance P
Ala	Alanine
Asn	Asparagine
Ace	Acetate
AMP	Adenosine Monophosphate
ADP	Adenosine Diphosphate
ATP	Adenosine Triphosphate
Ins	Inositol
Ino	Inosine
DMG	N,N-Dimethylglycine
GPC	Glycerophosphocholine
Glu	Glutamate
Gly	Glycine
Gro	Glycerol
Gln	Glutamine
GSH	Glutathione
HX	Hypoxanthine
Leu	Leucine
Met	Methionine
NAM	Nicotinamide
NAA	N-Acetylaspartate
PC	Phosphocholine
Phe	Phenylalanine
Suc	Succinate
Ser	Serine
Thr	Threonine
Val	Valine
AC	Acupuncture
LA	Laser Acupuncture
ACE	Acupoint catgut embedding
TENS	Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
AA	Acupoint Application
MI	gastric antrum motility index
TFF	trefoil factor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor
HIF	Hypoxia-inducible factor
PG	Pepsinogen
GAS	gastrin
MOT	motilin
GH	Growth Hormone
MTL	Motilin
EGF	epidermal growth factor
VLDL	very-low-density lipoprotein
NMDA	N-Methyl aspartic acid
PKM2	Pyruvate kinase M2
UDG	Uracil-DNA Glycosylase
ERK	Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase
PCNA	Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
LDH	Lactate Dehydrogenase
MUC	Mucin
EMT	Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
NPY	neuropeptide Y
CGRP	Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
CK	Cytokeratin
HRH2	histamine receptor H2
SOD	superoxide dismutase
MDA	malondialdehyde
WA	Warm Needle Acupuncture
LC-MS	liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
MA	moxibustion acupuncture
TCMSSS	Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Score Scale
VAS	Visual Analogue Scale
hs-CRP	high-sensitivity C-reactive protei