Comparison of Th1/Th2 and Treg/Th17 ratios between wet and dry cupping therapies in Persian medicine.

Reza Soleimani, Mojgan Mohammadi, Seyed Ahmad Saghebi, Ali Taghipour, Ali Khorsand Vakilzadeh, Jalil Tavakol Afshari

PubMed · 2019 · 15 citations · 20 references

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OBJECTIVE: (Treg). The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of WCT and dry-cupping therapy (DCT) on the ratios of Th1/Th2 and Treg /Th17 in healthy individuals. MATERIALS AND METHODS: genes were determined by using SYBR green RT-PCR technique. RESULTS: (Th1/Th2) decreased (p=0.971). CONCLUSION: Our findings indicated that WCT may regulate the T subsets of lymphocyte and reduce inflammation.

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