Research Article

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

Table 4

Effect of EA treatment on CD73 mRNA expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (fold change).

Treatment groupCD73 mRNA

Sham-control60.91 ± 0.33
CIA-control60.68 ± 0.30
CIA-EA64.35 ± 0.86

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