Electroacupuncture at Bilateral ST36 Acupoints: Inducing the Hypoglycemic Effect through Enhancing Insulin Signal Proteins in a Streptozotocin-Induced Rat Model during Isoflurane Anesthesia

Table 2

Descriptive statistics. Values denote mean (standard deviation) across experimental treatment (EA vs. non-EA), rat group identity (IDDM vs. normal Wistar rats), and time (30 vs. 60 min) for the glucose and FFA measures or protein type (GLUT4 vs. IRS-1).

			Wistar rat group identity
			IDDM	Normal
Experimental condition	Electroacupuncture	Glucose (relative to baseline)	30 min: −7.690 (9.919); 60 min: −6.744 (8.840)	30 min: −16.626 (11.981); 60 min: −21.476 (23.012)
		FFA (relative to baseline)	30 min: −22.395 (13.507); 60 min: −36.868 (9.754)	30 min: −37.437 (39.982); 60 min: −41.406 (57.908)
		Signal (relative to β-actin)	GLUT4: 0.708 (0.259); IRS-1: 1.918 (0.793)	—
	Nonelectroacupuncture	Glucose (relative to baseline)	30 min: 4.919 (7.732); 60 min: 11.331 (17.120)	30 min: 10.244 (15.293); 60 min: 9.050 (13.364)
		FFA (relative to baseline)	30 min: 7.237 (33.351); 60 min: 10.995 (43.578)	30 min: −36.231 (42.170); 60 min: −34.247 (41.181)
		Signal (relative to β-actin)	GLUT4: 0.364 (0.173); IRS-1: 0.945 (0.480)	—