Electroacupuncture Confers Antinociceptive Effects via Inhibition of Glutamate Transporter Downregulation in Complete Freund's Adjuvant-Injected Rats
Figure 5
Western blot (a) and RT-PCR analysis (b) for GLAST and GLT-1 in the L4-5 segment of the spinal cord (n = 5). Expression of GLAST and GLT-1 protein caused by CFA showed significant recovery by EA stimulation, whereas that of GFAP was arrested. However, no differences in mRNA content of the GTs were observed among the four groups. The level of each protein is expressed as a percentage of the normal control. The panel represents a typical result from five independent experiments. **P < 0.01 and ***P < 0.001 compared with control rats; ##P < 0.01 and ###P < 0.001 compared with CFA-injected rats.
