Electroacupuncture on ST36 and GB39 Acupoints Inhibits Synovial Angiogenesis via Downregulating HIF-1α/VEGF Expression in a Rat Model of Adjuvant Arthritis

Figure 5

HIF-1α and VEGF mRNA expression in synovial tissue. Measurement of synovial HIF-1α and VEGF mRNA abundance by real-time quantitative-PCR analysis. (a) Summary of EA on expression of HIF-1α mRNA. (b) Summary of EA on expression of VEGF mRNA. Data are shown as mean ± SD, n=10. Compared with control group, P < 0.05 and P < 0.01; compared with AA group, ^#P < 0.05 and ^##P <0.01 (n=10).

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