Effect of Moxibustion on the Serum Levels of MMP-1, MMP-3, and VEGF in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Zeyun YuYingni WangYuan LiChenxi LiaoJingyang DaiYun LuoYuanzhang HuSiyu TaoJie TangGuanhua ChenPing WuPublished in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)
The improvement effect of moxibustion on the clinical symptoms of RA patients may be related to influence on the contents of IL-1β, TNF-α, MMP-1, MMP-3, and VEGF, and moxibustion may play a potential role in bone protection.
Keyphrases
- cell migration
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- ejection fraction
- endothelial cells
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- bone mineral density
- body composition
- patient reported outcomes
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- soft tissue
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- disease activity
- postmenopausal women
- ankylosing spondylitis
- bone regeneration
- drug induced