Electroacupuncture Decreases the Leukocyte Infiltration to White Adipose Tissue and Attenuates Inflammatory Response in High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Rats
Figure 3
Effects of electroacupuncture on both neutrophil and macrophage activation markers in adipose tissue and cytokines levels altered in animals with dietary obesity. Neutrophil (a), CD11b+ (b) in adipose tissue, and serum TNF-α (c), IL-1 (d) and IL-6 (e) levels, in rats fed with either an HFD or a normal chow. Each result represented the experiment performed in triplicate assays in the different experimental groups. Arrows indicate neutrophil and CD11b+ positive cells, respectively. Results are expressed as means ± SEM. , compared with normal chow group; , compared with HFD animals. NC: normal chow. HFD: high fat diet. EA: electroacupuncture. T3: three times of EA treatment. T7: seven times of EA treatment. Original magnification ×40. Scale bars, 100 μm.
