Effect of Electroacupuncture in Mice with Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Colitis and the Influence of Gut Microbiota

Figure 5

Electroacupuncture decreases plasma inflammatory marker/cytokines and increases adiponectin in dextran sulfate sodium- (DSS-) induced colitis in C57BL/6 mice. (a) C-reactive protein (CRP), as an inflammatory biomarker, was elevated in the DSS group and declined in DSS + EA group. Similar trends were observed in other proinflammatory cytokines, including (b) IFN-γ, (c) TNF-α, and (d) IL-6. (e) Adiponectin was decreased in DSS group and increased in DSS + EA group. Results of three-group comparison (represented by bold line segments with endpoints). ^#, ^✠, ^✟Results of the DSS group versus DSS + EA group, DSS group versus control group, and DSS + EA group versus control group, respectively (represented as thin lines without endpoints). ; ; ns: no significance. Data were presented as mean ± SEM of six mice in each group.

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