Skip to main content
Fig. 3 | Molecular Medicine

Fig. 3

From: Electroacupuncture alleviates polycystic ovary syndrome-like symptoms through improving insulin resistance, mitochondrial dysfunction, and endoplasmic reticulum stress via enhancing autophagy in rats

Fig. 3

EA restrained insulin resistance in PCOS-like rats via enhancing autophagy. a The serum insulin level was detected by a commercial ELISA kit. b The HOMA-IR index was detected and shown. c-f The protein levels of GLUT4, p-AKT, AKT, p-ERK, and ERK in skeletal muscle tissues were determined by Western blotting. g Expression of GLUT4 in plasma membrane of skeletal muscle tissues was detected by Western blotting. The experimental data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (n = 6). * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001, vs the indicated group. PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance

Back to article page