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Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis

BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Although both electro-acupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) are known to influence systemic inflammation, little is known about the potential changes in inflammation as a working mechanism of E...

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Autores principales: Shi, Guang-Xia, Tu, Jian-Feng, Wang, Tian-Qi, Yang, Jing-Wen, Wang, Li-Qiong, Lin, Lu-Lu, Wang, Yu, Li, Yong-Ting, Liu, Cun-Zhi
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7457556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904642
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S256950
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author Shi, Guang-Xia
Tu, Jian-Feng
Wang, Tian-Qi
Yang, Jing-Wen
Wang, Li-Qiong
Lin, Lu-Lu
Wang, Yu
Li, Yong-Ting
Liu, Cun-Zhi
author_facet Shi, Guang-Xia
Tu, Jian-Feng
Wang, Tian-Qi
Yang, Jing-Wen
Wang, Li-Qiong
Lin, Lu-Lu
Wang, Yu
Li, Yong-Ting
Liu, Cun-Zhi
author_sort Shi, Guang-Xia
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description BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Although both electro-acupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) are known to influence systemic inflammation, little is known about the potential changes in inflammation as a working mechanism of EA and MA in KOA. METHODS: Data from the Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis Trial (ATKOA) were used. Serum concentrations of inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, IL-18, IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), CC-chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), and cartilage degradation biomarkers (matrix metalloproteinase-1 MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-13 and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein COMP)) were measured at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. Clinical outcomes were valid and reliable self-reported pain and function measures for osteoarthritis using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline and post-treatment. RESULTS: Both 8-weeks EA and MA significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-1β), and cartilage degradation biomarkers (MMP-3, MMP-13) significantly increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-13 compared with pre-treatment (p<0.05). Further, the reduction of TNF-α was more significant in EA when compared to MA (p=0.046). While there was no significant difference between groups in cytokines IL-1β (p=0.102), MMP-3 (p=0.113), MMP-13 (p=0.623) or IL-13 (p=0.935). Moreover, in both EA and MA, the effect of acupuncture on the VAS and WOMAC function scale after 8 weeks is clinically important, although no significant differences were found between groups. CONCLUSION: Eight weeks of both EA and MA seem to provide improvement in pain relief and function among individuals with mild to moderate knee OA. This benefit is partly mediated by changes of major inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-13. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Controlled-Trials.com Identifier: NCT03274713.
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spelling pubmed-74575562020-09-04 Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis Shi, Guang-Xia Tu, Jian-Feng Wang, Tian-Qi Yang, Jing-Wen Wang, Li-Qiong Lin, Lu-Lu Wang, Yu Li, Yong-Ting Liu, Cun-Zhi J Pain Res Clinical Trial Report BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a significant role in the pathogenesis of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Although both electro-acupuncture (EA) and manual acupuncture (MA) are known to influence systemic inflammation, little is known about the potential changes in inflammation as a working mechanism of EA and MA in KOA. METHODS: Data from the Acupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis Trial (ATKOA) were used. Serum concentrations of inflammatory factors (tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, IL-8, IL-18, IL-4, IL-10, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), CC-chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5), and cartilage degradation biomarkers (matrix metalloproteinase-1 MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-13 and cartilage oligomeric matrix protein COMP)) were measured at baseline and after 8 weeks of treatment. Clinical outcomes were valid and reliable self-reported pain and function measures for osteoarthritis using the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and visual analogue scale (VAS) at baseline and post-treatment. RESULTS: Both 8-weeks EA and MA significantly reduced pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNFα, IL-1β), and cartilage degradation biomarkers (MMP-3, MMP-13) significantly increased the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-13 compared with pre-treatment (p<0.05). Further, the reduction of TNF-α was more significant in EA when compared to MA (p=0.046). While there was no significant difference between groups in cytokines IL-1β (p=0.102), MMP-3 (p=0.113), MMP-13 (p=0.623) or IL-13 (p=0.935). Moreover, in both EA and MA, the effect of acupuncture on the VAS and WOMAC function scale after 8 weeks is clinically important, although no significant differences were found between groups. CONCLUSION: Eight weeks of both EA and MA seem to provide improvement in pain relief and function among individuals with mild to moderate knee OA. This benefit is partly mediated by changes of major inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-1β and IL-13. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Controlled-Trials.com Identifier: NCT03274713. Dove 2020-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7457556/ /pubmed/32904642 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S256950 Text en © 2020 Shi et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
spellingShingle Clinical Trial Report
Shi, Guang-Xia
Tu, Jian-Feng
Wang, Tian-Qi
Yang, Jing-Wen
Wang, Li-Qiong
Lin, Lu-Lu
Wang, Yu
Li, Yong-Ting
Liu, Cun-Zhi
Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title_full Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title_fullStr Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title_short Effect of Electro-Acupuncture (EA) and Manual Acupuncture (MA) on Markers of Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
title_sort effect of electro-acupuncture (ea) and manual acupuncture (ma) on markers of inflammation in knee osteoarthritis
topic Clinical Trial Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7457556/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32904642
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S256950
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