Table 3.

Differences in Apoptosis Index (Bax/Bcl-2 Ratio) Granulosa Cells, GDF9, and BMP15 Between Verum-EA and Sham-EA Groups

Outcome	Verum EA (n = 12)	Sham EA (n = 12)	P-value
Bax	2.05 × 10–6 (2.66 × 10–8 –2.80 × 10–4)	16.95 × 10–6 (1.30 × 10–6–1.45 × 10–4)	0.047**
Bcl-2	16.05 × 10–7 (3.75 × 10–8–8.92 × 10–5)	11.10 × 10–7 (3.61 × 10–8–8.99 × 10–7)	0.037**
Apoptosis index	0.63 (1.23 × 10–2–132.00)	83.95 (6.15 × 10–3–506.00)	< 0.001**
GDF9 ( × 10–5 ng/μL)	6.10 (3.19–9.80)	5.38 (3.46–50.6)	0.34**
BMP15 ( × 10–8 ng/μL)	2.40 (0.04–8.33)	1.43 (0.04–130)	0.47**

^**Mann-Whitney test.

Bax, Bcl-2–associated X; Bcl-2, B-cell protein family lymphoma gene-2; GDF9, growth-differentiation factor 9; BMP 15, bone-morphogenetic protein 15; EA, electroacupuncture.