Figure 8

Western blotting analysis of ATIR, ETAR, eNOS, and iNOS protein in aorta and myocardium, respectively, from Wistar and SHR in different conditions after 8 weeks of electroacupuncture stimulation. A and F show the representative blots of ATIR, ETAR, eNOS, and iNOS protein in aorta and myocardium, respectively. B and G, C and H, D and I, and E and J show densitometric analysis of the western blot of AT1R, ETAR, eNOS and iNOS protein in aorta and myocardium, respectively. Relative abundance of protein was calculated against GAPDH. Wistar: Wistar control group. Wistar-NAP: Wistar non-acupoint group. Wistar-AP: Wistar DU20 and ST36 acupoints group. SHR: SHR control group. SHR-NAP: SHR non-acupoint group. SHR-AP: SHR DU20 and ST36 acupoints group. Values are means ± SEM from 4 animals. *p < 0.05 vs. Wistar group, ^# p < 0.05 vs. SHR group.