Electroacupuncture alleviates diabetic peripheral neuropathy through modulating mitochondrial biogenesis and suppressing oxidative stress

Figure 6 Comparison of pyruvate, lactic acid, oxidative stress, and inflammatory factor-related indicators in sciatic nerve of rats in each group. A-G: The sciatic nerve of rats in each group (n = 5); A: Pyruvate; B: Lactic acid; C: Superoxide dismutase (SOD); D: Catalase (CAT); E: Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX); F: Malondialdehyde (MDA); G: Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α); H and I: Protein band (H) and relative expression of interleukin (IL)-1β (I; n = 3); J: IL-6 in the sciatic nerve of rats in each group (n = 5). ^aP < 0.05, ^bP < 0.01 vs control group; ^cP < 0.05, ^dP < 0.01 vs model group; ^eP < 0.05, ^fP < 0.01 vs electroacupuncture (EA) group.