Moxibustion and Acupuncture Ameliorate Crohn’s Disease by Regulating the Balance between Th17 and Treg Cells in the Intestinal Mucosa
Joint Authors
Wu, Huangan
Liu, Huirong
Shi, Yin
Bao, Chun-Hui
Li, Jing
Zhu, Yifang
Wang, Siyao
Yang, Ling
Zhao, Chen
Dou, Chuanzi
Ding, Guang-Hong
Wang, Xiaomei
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Previous studies have demonstrated that acupuncture is beneficial to patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), but the mechanism underlying its therapeutic effects remains unclear.
To identify the mechanism by which acupuncture treats CD, the balance between Th17 and Treg cells was assessed in CD patients.
In this study, Ninety-two CD patients were randomly and equally assigned to a treatment group that were treated with herb-partitioned moxibustion and acupuncture or a control group with wheat bran-partitioned moxibustion and superficial acupuncture.
The effect of these treatments on Th17 and Treg cells and their related molecular markers in the intestinal mucosa were detected before (week 0) and after (week 12) treatment.
The results suggested that the ratio of Th17 and Treg cells was significantly decreased after treatment and that the levels of IL-17 and RORγt in the intestinal mucosa were obviously reduced, while the expression of FOXP3 was increased after treatment in both groups.
In the treatment group, the expression of these molecules was more markedly regulated than the control group.
In conclusion, moxibustion and acupuncture have been shown to regulate the ratio of Th17 and Treg cells in the intestinal mucosa of CD patients and restore the balance between these immune cell subsets.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhao, Chen& Bao, Chun-Hui& Li, Jing& Zhu, Yifang& Wang, Siyao& Yang, Ling…[et al.]. 2015. Moxibustion and Acupuncture Ameliorate Crohn’s Disease by Regulating the Balance between Th17 and Treg Cells in the Intestinal Mucosa. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063822
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhao, Chen…[et al.]. Moxibustion and Acupuncture Ameliorate Crohn’s Disease by Regulating the Balance between Th17 and Treg Cells in the Intestinal Mucosa. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063822
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhao, Chen& Bao, Chun-Hui& Li, Jing& Zhu, Yifang& Wang, Siyao& Yang, Ling…[et al.]. Moxibustion and Acupuncture Ameliorate Crohn’s Disease by Regulating the Balance between Th17 and Treg Cells in the Intestinal Mucosa. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1063822
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1063822