FIGURE 6.

Levels of mRNA encoding anti‐ or pro‐inflammatory cytokines in spinal cord tissue from WT and ApoE ^–/– mice at 28 d after spinal cord injury (n = 6 samples per group). (a–c) Quantitative analysis of pro‐inflammatory cytokine mRNA levels. (d,e) Quantitative analysis of anti‐inflammatory cytokine mRNA levels. All data are mean ± SD.

Abbreviations: ApoE, apolipoprotein E; EA, electroacupuncture; IL‐1β, interleukin‐1β; IL‐6, interleukin‐6; IL‐10, interleukin‐10; SCI, spinal cord injury; TGF‐β1, transforming growth factor‐β1; TNF‐α, tumor necrosis factor; WT, wild type. ^* p < .05; ^** p< .01; ^*** p < .001 vs. WT EA+COG112 group. ^# p < .05, ^## p < .01, ^### p < .001 vs. ApoE ^–/– EA+COG112 group