Research Article

Repeated Electroacupuncture Persistently Elevates Adenosine and Ameliorates Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Rats

Table 1

Effect of EA treatment on adenosine concentrations in peripheral blood (μg/mL).

Treatment groupAdenosine concentration

Sham-control60.10 ± 0.03#
CIA-control60.18 ± 0.02
CIA-EA6 0.25 ± 0.03

versus the sham-control group; versus the CIA-control group.