Regulating the Balance of Th17/Treg via Electroacupuncture and Moxibustion: An Ulcerative Colitis Mice Model Based Study

Figure 6

Quantification of the key immune factors by ELISA test: TNF-β, IL-10, and IL-2; IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-17F. The results showed that the levels of anti-inflammatory factors including TGF-β, IL-10, and IL-2 in the UC model group significantly decreased (Figure 6, upper panel; as compared with control group ). On the contrary, the levels of proinflammatory factors including IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-17F significantly increased after modeling (Figure 6, lower panel; as compared with control group ). After acupuncture and moxibustion treatments, the levels of TGF-β, IL-10, and IL-2 were significantly increased (Figure 6, upper panel) and the levels of IL-6, IL-17A, and IL-17F were significantly reduced (lower panel). In addition, there is no obvious difference between them in all these inflammation factors. ; .