Regulating the polarization of macrophages: a promising approach to vascular dermatosis

H Peng, D Xian, J Liu, S Pan, R Tang… - Journal of Immunology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages, a kind of innate immune cells, derive from monocytes in circulation and play a
crucial role in the innate and adaptive immunity. Under the stimulation of the signals from …

The effectiveness of cupping in Iranian researches: A systematic review of animal and human studies

HM Kenari, G Kordafshari, M Moghimi - Traditional and Integrative …, 2022 - jtim.tums.ac.ir
Cupping has a long history in Iran which is one of the most widely used methods in
prevention and treatment of diseases in Persian medicine. However, it still has many …

Low-dose Interleukin-2 for psoriasis therapy based on the regulation of Th17/Treg cell balance in peripheral blood

Z Qiao, W Zhao, Y Liu, W Feng, Y Ma, H Jin - Inflammation, 2023 - Springer
The imbalance between regulatory T (Treg) cells and efficient T cells plays an important role
in psoriasis. Low-dose interleukin (IL)-2 can preferentially activate Treg cells and ameliorate …

Bioinformatic analysis of the potential common pathogenic mechanisms for psoriasis and metabolic syndrome

Y Zhou, L Han, Z Wang, R Fang, Y Wan, Z Yang… - Inflammation, 2023 - Springer
The pathogeneses of psoriasis and metabolic syndrome are closely related; however, the
underlying biological mechanisms are yet to be clarified. A psoriasis training set was …

Cupping therapy as an anti-inflammation therapy and immunomodulator in cancer patients

N Abbasi, R Najafi - Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Inflammation plays a pivotal role in tumor initiation, promotion, malignant conversion,
invasion, and metastasis. An inflammatory microenvironment is an essential component to …

Wet Cupping Therapy Ameliorates the Inflammatory Responses in Mice Model of Allergic Asthma: An Experimental Histopathological Study

A Joushan, S Rajabi, K Agin… - Traditional and …, 2022 - publish.kne-publishing.com
As an inflammatory disease of the lung, asthma is characterized by bronchoconstriction,
mucus hypersecretion, inflammatory mediator release, and eosinophil recruitment. Cupping …

From Tradition to Science: Unravelling the Mysteries of Wet Cupping Therapy for Modern Healthcare

I Dergaa, HB Saad - New Asian Journal of Medicine, 2023 - journals.kmanpub.com
Background. Wet cupping therapy (WCT) is an ancient therapeutic practice involving suction
cups and controlled incisions. It is widely used in traditional and complementary medicine …

Moving cupping therapy for plaque psoriasis: A PRISMA-compliant study of 16 randomized controlled trials

M Xing, X Ding, J Zhang, L Kuai, Y Ru, X Sun, T Ma… - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Clinical treatment of plaque psoriasis typically involves a comprehensive
therapy, which is expensive and unsatisfactory, and some medications have serious side …

Reviving ancient therapeutics in modern medicine: an immunological and biological narrative review of wet cupping in the management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis

MB Landau, A Abdelmaksoud, MH Hussein… - Gland …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background and Objective The interwoven immunological, biological, and genetic
complexity of thyroid diseases makes suitable targeted therapies particularly challenging to …

Moving cupping therapy combined with acupoint bloodletting for plaque psoriasis: A case report

X Qiao, C Yang, W Yang, Y Li - EXPLORE, 2025 - Elsevier
Introduction Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that can present in various
phenotypes, with the most common form being plaque psoriasis. Currently, no type of …