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Acupotomy Improves Synovial Hypoxia, Synovitis and Angiogenesis in KOA Rabbits.
Authors
Guo Y, Xu Y, He M, Chen X, Xing L, Hu T, Zhang Y, Du M, Zhang D, Zhang Q, Li BAbstract
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a chronic inflammatory disease highly associated with intra-articular hypertension, hypoxia and angiogenesis of synovial tissue. Our previous studies showed that acupotomy could treat KOA in a variety of ways, including reducing cartilage deterioration and enhancing biomechanical qualities. However, the mechanism of hypoxia and angiogenesis induced by acupotomy in KOA synovium remains unclear. This study looked for the benign intervention of acupotomy in synovial pathology.