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Following the intervention, body weight, fasting blood glucose (FBG), glucose tolerance test (GTT), and serum lipid levels were tracked. The analysis of fecal microbial communities was conducted through 16S rDNA sequencing.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      EA treatment significantly reduced body weight gain in C57 T2DM mice, but not in 3xTg-AD T2DM mice. It decreased the area under the curve (AUC) of the glucose tolerance test (GTT) after 16 weeks and improved lipid profiles by reducing total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), while increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in both mouse models. Overall, EA demonstrated a more pronounced therapeutic effect in C57 mice compared to 3xTg-AD mice. In both types of mice, the EA group had a higher ASV abundance compared to the HFD group. EA improved \u03b1-diversity and \u03b2-diversity, and the therapeutic efficacy were impaired in 3xTg-AD mice. Microbial diversity, richness, and composition varied between 3xTg-AD and C57 mice. In 3xTg-AD mice, there was an increase in the relative abundance of\n                      <jats:italic>Deferribacterota<\/jats:italic>\n                      (phylum) and\n                      <jats:italic>Campylobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      (class), while\n                      <jats:italic>Proteobacteria<\/jats:italic>\n                      (phylum),\n                      <jats:italic>Bacilli<\/jats:italic>\n                      (class),\n                      <jats:italic>Oscillospira<\/jats:italic>\n                      , and\n                      <jats:italic>Rikenellaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                      (family) showed a decrease. The composition changes induced by a high-fat diet (HFD) differed between 3xTg-AD and C57 mice. Electroacupuncture (EA) treatment significantly increased the\n                      <jats:italic>Ruminococcaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                      family in C57 mice and the\n                      <jats:italic>Monoglobaceae<\/jats:italic>\n                      family in 3xTg-AD mice.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>EA significantly enhanced glucose metabolism and lipidemia in HFD C57 mice, but its therapeutic impact was reduced in 3xTg-AD mice. 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