Electroacupuncture Decreases the Leukocyte Infiltration to White Adipose Tissue and Attenuates Inflammatory Response in High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Rats

Table 1

Plasma biochemistry and fat pad weights in obese rats and with electroacupuncture treatment.

Groups	Normal chow rat	HFD obese rat	HFD + EA
			T3	T7
ALT (IU/dL)	45 ± 5	90 ± 6*	88 ± 7	58 ± 4**
AST (IU/dL)	59 ± 9	142 ± 9*	137 ± 5	82 ± 8**
Bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.5 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1	0.5 ± 0.1
Epididymal fat pad; (g/100 g BW)	2.3 ± 0.6	3.2 ± 0.6*	3.2 ± 1.6	2.9 ± 0.8**
Perirenal fat pad; (g/100 g BW)	4.8 ± 1.3	6.7 ± 2.5*	6.5 ± 2.3	5.6 ± 2.0**

(1) Mean ± SEM.
(2) Statistical significance of experimental factors was calculated using one-way ANOVA.
(3) Values are significantly different at . versus normal diet rats; versus high fat diet rats. HFD: high fat diet, EA: electroacupuncture, T3: three times of EA treatment, and T7: seven times of EA treatment.