Baihui Point Laser Acupuncture Ameliorates Cognitive Impairment, Motor Deficit, and Neuronal Loss Partly via Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Effects in an Animal Model of Focal Ischemic Stroke

Figure 5

Western blot analysis of homogenates of the hippocampus for sham, MCAO, sham laser acupuncture, and laser acupuncture groups. (a) Antibody to IL-6 detected as a single band at 25 kDa. (b) Quantitative western blot. The IL-6 band was normalized with beta-actin. The data are expressed as mean±S.E.M. (n=5). p-value<0.05 when compared to the sham; ^#p-value<0.05 when compared to the Rt.MCAO group; and p-value<0.05 when compared to the sham laser acupuncture group.

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