Research Article

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

Table 5

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

Treatment groupADA mRNA

Sham-control60.93 ± 0.19#
CIA-control62.79 ± 1.10
CIA-EA60.59 ± 0.20#

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