Electroacupuncture-Induced Dynamic Processes of Gene Expression Levels of Endogenous Opioid Peptide Precursors and Opioid Receptors in the CNS of Goats

Table 3

Levels of POMC gene expression in the CNS of goats stimulated by EA (2^−ΔΔCt, mean ± SD, 𝑛=6).

Nuclei and areas	Sham control	−0.5 h	0 h	2 h	4 h	6 h	8 h	12 h	24 h
CAU	1.03 ± 0.02^c	1.00 ± 0.00^c	1.25±0.09^bc	1.38±0.16^b	2.03±0.23^a	1.37±0.14^b	1.81±0.16^a	1.27±0.05^b	1.46±0.13^b
AMY	1.09 ± 0.05^d	1.00 ± 0.00^d	1.28±0.08^cd	1.34±0.08^bc	1.64±0.23^ab	1.39±0.22^abc	1.69±0.30^a	1.25±0.06^cd	1.39±0.10^abc
PVH	1.13 ± 0.03^e	1.00 ± 0.00^e	1.54±0.12^cd	1.96±0.20^ab	2.31±0.17^a	1.39±0.25^d	1.84±0.14^bc	1.51±0.12^cd	1.49±0.36^cd
VMH	1.10 ± 0.06^f	1.00 ± 0.00^f	1.17±0.07^ef	1.31±0.13^e	2.36±0.10^a	1.72±0.16^bc	1.86±0.15^b	1.35±0.11^de	1.57±0.13^cd
ARC	1.13 ± 0.03^e	1.00 ± 0.00^e	1.36±0.13^d	2.17±0.12^b	1.54±0.14^cd	2.24±0.16^b	2.76±0.21^a	2.08±0.13^b	1.78±0.14^c
PAG	1.06 ± 0.03^d	1.00 ± 0.00^d	1.41±0.10^c	1.66±0.21^bc	2.56±0.16^a	1.84±0.10^b	1.66±0.17^bc	1.43±0.20^c	1.64±0.22^bc
NRM	1.06 ± 0.04^d	1.00 ± 0.00^d	1.42±0.11^c	1.92±0.14^b	2.54±0.18^a	1.61±0.25^bc	1.44±0.27^c	2.32±0.20^a	1.47±0.14^c
GI	1.13 ± 0.03^e	1.00 ± 0.00^e	1.57±0.09^d	2.61±0.19^a	1.93±0.17^bc	2.14±0.27^b	2.65±0.19^a	1.81±0.15^bcd	1.67±0.20^cd
SOL	1.05 ± 0.07^c	1.00 ± 0.00^c	1.47±0.09^b	2.12±0.17^a	1.79±0.18^ab	1.61±0.19^b	1.93±0.36^ab	1.70±0.48^ab	1.83±0.13^ab
NH	1.07 ± 0.03^e	1.00 ± 0.00^e	1.33±0.12^d	1.42±0.18^d	1.96±0.14^c	2.81±0.08^a	1.75±0.08^c	1.43±0.06^d	2.24±0.19^b