Electroacupuncture Prevents Osteoarthritis of High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

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Electroacupuncture attenuated systemic and knee inflammation of obese rats. (a) Serum inflammatory markers. (b) Synovial fluid inflammatory markers. (c) Serum and synovial fluid LPS level. (d) Western blot analysis of TLR4, NF-κB p65, and phosphorylated p65 (P-p65) expression in arthrodial cartilage. All data are expressed as the ( per group). Post hoc ANOVA was used to test for statistical significance. , , and versus the control group; , , and versus the DIO-KOA group.

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