Electroacupuncture at GV20 and ST36 Exerts Neuroprotective Effects via the EPO-Mediated JAK2/STAT3 Pathway in Cerebral Ischemic Rats

Figure 7

EA treatment regulated the transcriptional levels of EPO, EpoR, JAK2, and STAT3. Twenty-four hours after CIRI, the penumbra area of the rat brain was isolated for total RNA extraction. In Figure 7(a), quantification of the qPCR data for EPO and EpoR mRNA in group S, group M, and group EA. In Figure 7(b), the expression levels of JAK2 and STAT3 mRNA in the three groups. The data are shown as the mean ± SEM in three independent experiments. Black columns represent the expression of EPO and JAK2 and the gray columns represent EpoR and STAT3. versus the S group, versus the M group.

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