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. 2013 Aug 5;8(22):2069–2077. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.22.006

Figure 3.

Figure 3

The effect of electroacupuncture at He-Mu points on P2X4 receptor immunoreactivity in the spinal cord of rats with chronic visceral hypersensitivity.

(A) Immunohistochemistry for P2X4 receptor immunoreactivity in the rat spinal cord (× 400). (A1-4) Control, model, electroacupuncture and pinaverium bromide groups, respectively. P2X4 receptor immunoreactivity was increased in the model group, but significantly reduced in the electroacupuncture and pinaverium bromide groups. Arrows show P2X4 receptor immunoreactivity. (B) Semiquantitative analysis of P2X4 receptor immunoreactivity. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Intergroup comparison was performed using the least significant difference t-test. aP < 0.01, vs. control group; bP < 0.01, vs. model group.