Effects of Acupuncture on 1-Chloro-2,4-dinitrochlorobenzene-Induced Atopic Dermatitis

Figure 4

Suppression of NF-κB expression by acupuncture treatment. Increased expression of NF-κB was significantly reduced upon MP and LP treatment. The MP group showed reduced expression compared to the LP group. NOR: mice treated with vehicle; DNCB: mice sensitized with DNCB; LP: mice sensitized with DNCB and treated at local points around the lesion; MP: mice sensitized with DNCB and treated at meridian point LI11. ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001, compared to the NOR group; ^###𝑃<0.001, compared to the DNCB group; ^§§§𝑃<0.001, compared to the LP group. One-way ANOVA followed by the Newman-Keuls test was performed for statistical analysis, and all data are presented as the mean ± S.D.