FIGURE 5.
Effect of EA on the thermogenesis-related proteins UCP1 and β3 adrenergic receptor and the NE transporter Slc6a2. (A) Immunoblot image showing UCP1 and β3 adrenergic receptor. (B) Relative protein level of UCP1 (in the control, HFD, and HFD + EA groups) (n = 3, *P < 0.05). (C) Relative protein level of β3 adrenergic receptor (in the control, HFD, and HFD + EA groups) (n = 3, **P < 0.01). (D) Immunoblot image showing Slc6a2 expression in the HFD group and in the HFD group that was administered a β3 adrenergic receptor antagonist. (E) Relative protein level of Slc6a2 (in the HFD, and HFD + β antagonist) (n = 3, *P < 0.05).