TNF and Sepsis: In our previous studies, we did a lot of work on the effects of EA at ST36 and also proved that it can alleviate intestinal proinflammatory factors, tissue edema, and insult of intestinal mucosa [34], significantly protect tumor necrosis factor-α induced-multiple organ dysfunction in rats with sepsis [35], and have significant effects on promoting gastric emptying in rats with 40% blood volume loss [36].