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Table 1 Effects of electroacupuncture (EA) on body fat accumulation and serum components in ob/ob mice

From: Electroacupuncture prevents white adipose tissue inflammation through modulation of hypoxia-inducible factors-1α-dependent pathway in obese mice

  

ob/ob + EA

 

C57BL/6J

0 T

3 T

7 T

Final body weight, g

30.8 ± 0.8

52.8 ± 1.1*

49.2 ± 1.3*

46.7 ± 1.3#

Epididymal fat, g

1.38 ± 0.14

2.23 ± 0.11*

2.08 ± 0.16*

1.49 ± 0.20#

Insulin, ng/ml

1.74 ± 0.23

3.55 ± 0.42*

2.15 ± 0.21*

1.79 ± 0.34#

Glucose, mg/dl

180.3 ± 8.0

299.4 ± 8.6*

270.2 ± 8.1*

258.0 ± 9.1#

Triglyceride, mg/dl

35.3 ± 3.4

78.1 ± 2.1*

55.3 ± 1.7*

48.5 ± 1.0#

Total cholesterol, mg/dl

150.0 ± 3.8

180.6 ± 4.6

160.5 ± 4.0*

151.9 ± 4.7#

TNF-α, pg/ml

15.1 ± 3.8

43.6 ± 5.7*

32.7 ± 5.2*

23.6 ± 8.2#

IL-6, pg/ml

20.0 ± 2.8

57.6 ± 7.7*

44.7 ± 6.2*

33.6 ± 5.3#

IL-1β, pg/ml

11.0 ± 3.0

47.6 ± 4.7*

35.7 ± 7.2*

23.0 ± 6.2#

  1. EA electroacupuncture, 3 T three times EA treatment, 7 T seven times EA treatment
  2. Mean ± SEM (n = 5)
  3. Statistical significance of experimental factors was calculated using one-way ANOVA
  4. Values with significantly different at P < 0.05, *P < 0.05 vs. C57BL/6 J mice; #P < 0.05 vs. ob/ob mice
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