ArticleAvicenna journal of phytomedicine
Comparison of Th1/Th2 and Treg/Th17 ratios between wet and dry cupping therapies in Persian medicine.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Moving cupping therapy for plaque psoriasis: A PRISMA-compliant study of 16 randomized controlled trials.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- The sliding cupping therapy as an alternative strategy for treating plaque psoriasis: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2026Trial
- Reviving ancient therapeutics in modern medicine: an immunological and biological narrative review of wet cupping in the management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- Low-dose Interleukin-2 For Psoriasis Therapy Based on the Regulation of Th17/Treg Cell Balance in Peripheral Blood.Inflammation · 2023Article
- Bioinformatic Analysis of the Potential Common Pathogenic Mechanisms for Psoriasis and Metabolic Syndrome.Inflammation · 2023Article
- Cupping Therapy as an Anti-inflammation Therapy and Immunomodulator in Cancer Patients.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2023Article
- Regulating the Polarization of Macrophages: A Promising Approach to Vascular Dermatosis.Journal of immunology research · 2020Review
- The effect of wet cupping on reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) caused by early exposure to chlorine gas: A randomized clinical trial.Avicenna journal of phytomedicineArticle
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveIn Persian medicine (PM), wet-cupping therapy (WCT) is the most utilized approach. WCT is mostly done between the shoulders, which is referred to as " MATERIALS AND
methodsParticipants were divided randomly into two groups of 41 men in the WCT group and 40 men in the DCT group. Blood was taken, before, one and four weeks after the intervention. RNA was extracted from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells and the expression of
resultsThe results showed that WCT increased the expression of
conclusionOur findings indicated that WCT may regulate the T subsets of lymphocyte and reduce inflammation.
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