Electroacupuncture at Zusanli (ST36) Prevents Intestinal Barrier and Remote Organ Dysfunction following Gut Ischemia through Activating the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory-Dependent Mechanism

Table 3

The effects of EA at ST36 on the levels of IL-8 in plasma, intestine, lung, and liver in rats with iI/R injury (mean ± SD, 𝑛=12).

Groups	IL-8
	Intestine	Lung	Liver	Plasma
IR	13.62 ± 3.08	7.70 ± 1.55	5.93 ± 0.91	24.02 ± 5.53
EA	5.41 ± 1.71^#	3.68 ± 0.96^#	3.34 ± 0.56^#	10.43 ± 3.04^#
VNS	4.02 ± 0.88^#	3.53 ± 0.52^#	3.24 ± 0.53^#	9.78 ± 2.06^#
PNU	5.22 ± 1.64^#	4.38 ± 1.5^#	3.44 ± 0.39^#	13.11 ± 5.09^#
VX	13.76 ± 2.93	7.56 ± 1.5	5.14 ± 1.13	36.24 ± 4.36^#
α-BGT	13.52 ± 2.63	8.0 ± 1.5	6.12 ± 0.75	31.54 ± 6.58^#

The content of IL-8 in plasma was expressed as ng/mL, and in intestine, lung, and liver expressed as pg/mg protein in rats. ^#versus IR group, 𝑃<0.05.