Downregulation of electroacupuncture at ST36 on TNF-α in rats with ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Effect of EA on colonic tissue damage score

Group		nA	nB	P
1	2	8	8	0.000
1	3	8	8	0.000
1	4	8	8	0.000
2	3	8	8	0.006
2	4	8	8	1.000
3	4	8	8	0.040

1: Normal control; 2: UC Control; 3: UC+EA at ST36; 4: UC+EA at non-acupoint. These classifications are qualified for all figures.

Table 2 Correlations among the parameters (r)

Parameters	TNF-α	TNF-α mRNA	mC/mB	MPO	Damage scores
TNF-α	1	0.814	0.691	0.815	0.877
TNF-α mRNA		1	0.686	0.791	0.827
mC/mB			1	0.759	0.770
MPO				1	0.902
Damage scores					1