Involvement of Interleukin-10 in the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Sanyinjiao (SP6) Acupuncture in a Mouse Model of Peritonitis

Figure 4

Effect of SP6 acupuncture or DEXA upon TNF-α (a), IL-1β (b) and IL-10 production (c) in carrageenan-induced peritonitis in mice. Mice received sterile saline (NaCl, 0.9%, i.p., C), carrageenan (750 μg/mice, Cg), DEXA (0.5 mg kg⁻¹, i.p., DEXA) plus Cg or stimulation of SP6 acupoint (10 min, SP6) plus Cg. Each group represents the mean of four to five animals and the vertical bars the SEM. *P < .05, ***P < .001 compared with carrageenan groups and ^#P < .05, ^##P < .01, ^###P < .001 compared with carrageenan groups (one-way ANOVA followed by Newman-Keul's test).

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