Effect of Electroacupuncture on Bladder Dysfunction via Regulation of MLC and MLCK Phosphorylation in a Rat Model of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

General characteristics of the control, DM, EA, and sham EA groups.

Group	Body weight (g)	Serum glucose (mmol/L); (before intervention)	Serum glucose (mmol/L); (after intervention)	Bladder weight (mg)
Control	386.4 ± 12.5	3.7 ± 0.3	3.64 ± 0.25	120 ± 19.7
DM	225.7 ± 10.78	20.5 ± 2.5	20.6 ± 2.4	368 ± 29.5
EA	226.5 ± 9.5	21.3 ± 2.5	20.9 ± 2.6	216 ± 18.6
Sham EA	225.1 ± 11.6	20.7 ± 2.6	20.5 ± 3.2	331 ± 25.6

Data were expressed as mean ± SEM.  < 0.01 compared to the control group.  < 0.05 compared to the sham EA group.