Table 3.
Effect of EA treatment on TNF-α mRNA levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (fold change).
Treatment group | n | TNF-α mRNA |
---|---|---|
Sham-control | 6 | 1.52 ± 1.08# |
CIA-control | 6 | 4.16 ± 1.57∗ |
CIA-EA | 6 | 2.28 ± 0.70# |
∗ P < 0.01 versus the sham-control group; # P < 0.05 versus the CIA-control group.