Research progress on the mechanism of heat-reinforcing needling in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
By referring to relevant literature,this paper provides an overview of the mechanism for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis(RA)with heat-reinforcing needling from the following six aspects:regulating energy metabo-lism,enhancing and regulating the systemic immune function,restoring the content of CCK-8 in cerebrospinal fluid(CSF)to the normal level,increasing the content of substance P(SP)in the spinal cord,enhancing the body's anti-oxidative stress ability,and inhibiting joint synovial cell proliferation and inflammatory cell infiltration.It is concluded that heat-reinforcing needling can prevent the occurrence and progression of RA through multiaspect;however,it is still necessary to further investigate its mechanism from the aspects of"omics"technology,acupunc-ture point selection,clinical trials,etc.
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