Effect of moxibustion on JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in synovial tissues of rabbits with adjuvant arthritis under the overexpression of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies
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Effect of moxibustion on JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in synovial tissues of rabbits with adjuvant arthritis under the overexpression of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies
XI Dong-lai, YANG Shen-qiao, WANG Yi, et al. Effect of moxibustion on JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in synovial tissues of rabbits with adjuvant arthritis under the overexpression of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies[J]. Acupuncture research, 2022, 47(12): 1095-1100.
DOI:
XI Dong-lai, YANG Shen-qiao, WANG Yi, et al. Effect of moxibustion on JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in synovial tissues of rabbits with adjuvant arthritis under the overexpression of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies[J]. Acupuncture research, 2022, 47(12): 1095-1100. DOI: 10.13702/j.1000-0607.20211160.
Effect of moxibustion on JAK2/STAT3 signal pathway in synovial tissues of rabbits with adjuvant arthritis under the overexpression of NLRP3 inflammatory bodies
Objective To observe the effect of moxibustion on Janus protein tyrosine kinase 2/signal transducer and activator of transcription 3(JAK2-STAT3) signal pathway and interleukin(IL)-1β and IL-18 in synovial fluid of adjuvant arthritis(AA) rabbits
so as to explore the mechanism of moxibustion in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Methods Twenty-eight rabbits were randomized into control
model
moxibustion
and NLRP3 overexpression groups
with 7 rabbits in each group. AA rabbit model was established by injection of Freund's complete adjuvant(FCA
0.5 mL/kg) into the rabbits' bilateral hind-knee joint cavities. On the third day after modeling
the NLRP3 lentiviral vector(40 μL) were injected into the bilateral hind-knee joint cavities of rabbits in NLRP3 overexpression group. Moxibustion was used to bilateral “Shenshu”(BL23) and “Zusanli”(ST36)
5 cones every time
once daily
6 days a week for 3 weeks in the moxibustion and NLRP3 overexpression groups. The perimeters of rabbits' hind legs were measured after modeling and after the intervention. The contents of IL-1β
IL-18 in synovial fluid were detected by ELISA and the expression levels of NLRP3
JAK2 and STAT3 mRNAs in synovial tissue were detected by real-time PCR. Results In comparison with the control group
the perimeters of bilateral knee joints were significantly increased at each time point(P<0.05)
and the contents of IL-1β
IL-18 in synovial fluid and the expression levels of NLRP3
JAK2
STAT3 mRNA in synovial tissue were significantly increased(P<0.05) in the model group. Compared with the model group
the perimeters of bilateral knee joints were significantly decreased(P<0.05)
and the contents of IL-1β
IL-18 in synovial fluid and the expression levels of NLRP3
JAK2
STAT3 mRNAs in synovial tissue were significantly decreased(P<0.05) in the moxibusion group. Compared with the moxibustion group
the above indexes were higher in the NLRP3 overexpression group(P<0.05). Conclusion Moxibustion may play an anti-inflammatory and detumescent role in AA rabbits by regulating JAK2-STAT3 signal pathway
and its therapeutic effect may be closely related to the expression of NLRP3.