Efficacy of treatment of moxibustion to rheumatoid arthritis patients and its impact to blood levels of IL6,CRP and RF
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4130.2014.21.015
- VernacularTitle:艾灸治疗类风湿关节炎及其对血IL-6、CRP与RF水平的影响
- Author:
Kaihui CHEN
;
Renbao LI
;
Kai LI
;
Li QIN
;
Jiheng YANG
;
Shangjian QIN
;
Yihong LAI
;
Qiaoni ZHONG
;
Dongping LIANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
moxibustion;
rheumatoid arthritis;
interleukin-6;
C reactive protein;
rheumatoid factor
- From:
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2014;(21):2897-2898
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective to investigate the efficacy of moxibustion treatment to rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients and the impact to blood levels of rheumatoid factor(RF) ,C reactive protein(CRP) ,and interleukin-6(IL-6) .Methods RA patients were divided in-to treatment group and comfort group .The two groups were treated by moxibustion and sham-moxibustion for 2 courses ,respec-tievely .Results Overall clinical efficacy rate was higher in treatment group than in comfort group(P<0 .01) .The arthralgia ,ar-throcele ,tenderness and its degrees ,and morning stiffness time were significant improved in both groups(P<0 .05) ,and the indexes were better in treatment group than comfort group(P<0 .05) .The blood levels of RF ,IL-6 and CRP were reduced after treatment in both groups(P<0 .05) ,and which of treatment group reduced more than those of comfort group(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Moxi-bustion treatment can significantly improve clinical outcomes of RA and markedly reduce the blood levels of RF ,IL-6 and CRP of RA patients .
