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Fig. 8

From: Attenuation of blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats by acupuncture was associated with reduction oxidative stress and improvement from endothelial dysfunction

Fig. 8

Effects of acupuncture on NADPH oxidase activity. NADPH oxidase activity in the WKY control was lower than that in the SHR control. Sham-acupuncture did not affect the enzyme activity but real acupuncture significantly reduced it. DPI, a NADPH oxidase inhibitor that can markedly inhibit the enzyme’s activity. Data were expressed as means ± SD (*P = 0.022 for ACU vs. SHR control and # P = 0.028 for ACU vs. sham-acupuncture)

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