Fibroblasts as key effectors of acupuncture in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Front Immunol · 2026 · PMC12872514 · PMID 41659849

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Acupuncture treatment notably reduced TNF-α and HAS2 expression ( p < 0.05), while NOS2 showed a decreasing trend without statistical significance, suggesting partial modulation of the local inflammatory microenvironment. 3.3.

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