Research progress on immune regulation of rheumatoid arthritis by acupuncture and moxibustion

VernacularTitle:针灸对类风湿关节炎的免疫调节作用研究进展
Author: Yarong HUANG ¹ ; Wen GENG ; Qing LI ; Min HU
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1. 甘肃省庆阳市中医医院风湿免疫科，庆阳　745000
Keywords: Arthritis, rheumatoid; Acupuncture; Moxibustion; Immune regulation; Warming acupuncture; Review
From: International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2022;44(1):114-121
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. It is the focus of current treatment to improve the immune disorders of RA patients and reduce the inflammatory damage. Acupuncture and moxibustion show the advantages of simple operation and safety. It has remarkable curative effect in the treatment of RA, and has a variety of intervention methods, including conventional acupuncture, moxibustion, combination of acupuncture and moxibustion, as well as innovative acupuncture and moxibustion therapies such as electroacupuncture and spinal moxibustion. The immune regulation of acupuncture and moxibustion on RA has the characteristics of bidirectional and multi-target. It can regulate Th17/Treg cell balance, Th1/Th2 cell balance, specific protein and NF-κB and other signaling pathways to regulate inflammatory immune response.