Fig. 1

HPM treatment restored body weight and increased spleen index in immunosuppressed rats. A Schematic diagram of the acupoints used in this experiment. B Dimensional specifications of the HPM in the experiment. C Schematic showing timeline for CTX induction, HPM treatment and behaviour experiments. D, E Mean weight of each group (n = 8 per each group). Data are expressed as means ± SD, One-way ANOVA tests with LSD-t post-hoc tests executed. ^*p < 0.05, ^**p < 0.001, ^***p < 0.001 vs NG; ^#p < 0.05, ^###p < 0.001 vs CTX. SD: standard deviation; ANOVA: analysis of variance; LSD-t: Least Significant Difference-t, NG: normal group; CTX: cyclophosphamide; HPM: Herb-partitioned moxibustion; aCD28: anti-CD28; aCTLA-4: anti-CTLA-4; LEV: Levamisole