Electroacupuncture protects gastric Cajal cells by reducing macrophage pyroptosis in diabetic gastroparesis

Figure 3 Effects of electroacupuncture on blood glucose, whole-gut transit time, and gastric emptying rate. A: Changes in blood glucose levels following electroacupuncture (EA) treatment; B: Effects of EA on gastric emptying rate; C: Effects of EA on whole-gut transit time. Error bars indicate SEM in A and C. The box plot in B depicts the median (center line), interquartile range (box bounds), and whiskers extending to the furthest data point within 1.5 × interquartile range. ^aP < 0.05 vs control group, ^bP < 0.05 vs diabetic gastroparesis group, ^cP < 0.01 vs diabetic gastroparesis group, and ^dP < 0.05 vs high-frequency electroacupuncture group at 9 weeks. DGP: Diabetic gastroparesis; SEA: Sham-electroacupuncture; LEA: Low-frequency electroacupuncture; HEA: High-frequency electroacupuncture; WGTT: Whole-gut transit time.