Fig. 5

EA obviously ameliorates chronic inflammation of WAT in obese rats. A–D Transcript level of Il-6 and Il-1β in scapular BAT, inguinal WAT, mesenteric WAT, and periovarian WAT. A’–D’ Protein expression level of IL-6 and IL-1β in scapular BAT, inguinal WAT, mesenteric WAT, and periovarian WAT. Results are presented as means ± SEM. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 vs. Control group; #p < 0.05, ##p < 0.01, ###p < 0.001 vs. Obesity group; †p < 0.05, ††p < 0.01, †††p < 0.001 vs. PCOS group (n = 6)