Fig. 4

Effects of acupuncture on eNOS and peNOS expressions in the aorta tissues. Acupuncture significantly enhanced the eNOS and peNOS expressions when compared with the SHR control and sham-acupuncture group. Data were expressed as means ± SD. (For eNOS expression, *P < 0.001 for ACU vs. SHR control and # P = 0.0053 for ACU vs. sham-acupuncture. For peNOS expression, P = 0.012 for ACU vs. SHR control and # P = 0.0073 for ACU vs. sham-acupuncture)