Research Article

Electroacupuncture: A Feasible Sirt1 Promoter Which Modulates Metainflammation in Diet-Induced Obesity Rats

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Effects of high-fat diet and EA on Sirt1 expression. In Obesity group, the protein expression of Sirt1 in WAT was lower than Normal group, P<0.001. EA or Resveratrol treatment showed a significant effect on Sirt1 activation, ###P<0.001 and #P<0.05 versus Obesity group. The mRNA level of Sirt1 was similar to the results of protein. High-fat diet suppressed Sirt1 gene expression,P<0.001 versus Normal group; EA or Resveratrol enhanced that in WAT, ###P<0.001 versus Obesity group. When compared with EA and Resveratrol group, Resveratrol demonstrated more significant effect than EA on Sirt1 activation, $$$P<0.001 and $P<0.05 versus EA group.