Electroacupuncture Decreases the Leukocyte Infiltration to White Adipose Tissue and Attenuates Inflammatory Response in High Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Rats
Figure 4
Effects of electroacupuncture on adipose tissue macrophage cell marker (F4/80) and inflammation mRNA levels of chemokines in animals with dietary obesity. Histomorphometrical analysis of adipose tissue sections stained with F4/80 (original magnification ×40) (a) and mRNA quantitated in rats adipose tissue by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Each result represented the experiment performed in triplicate assays in the different experimental groups. Arrows indicate F4/80 positive cells. 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. Scale bars, 100 μm.
