Effect of Electroacupuncture on Reuptake of Serotonin via miRNA-16 Expression in a Rat Model of Depression

Figure 3

Effects of electroacupuncture treatment on behavioral indices of depression after chronic unpredictable mild stress: (a) differences in body weight following electroacupuncture (EA) treatment (F = 49.514; ); (b) differences in sucrose intake levels following EA treatment poststimulation (F = 22.431; ); (c) differences in sucrose preference index following EA treatment poststimulation (F = 3.420; ); (d) differences in horizontal scores following EA treatment poststimulation (F = 3.470; ); (e) differences in vertical scores following EA treatment poststimulation (F = 8.271; ). Differences are presented as follows: A, chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) compared with the control (CON); B, fluoxetine treatment (Flu) compared with CUMS; C, EA compared with CUMS; D, EA compared with Flu. Abbreviations: CON, control; CUMS, chronic unpredictable mild stress; EA, electroacupuncture; Flu, fluoxetine.

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