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Application of Acupotomy in a Knee Osteoarthritis Model in Rabbit

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most frequently encountered diseases in the orthopedic department, which seriously reduces the quality of life of ...

Beijing University of Chinese Medicine

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.

Acupotomy Improves Synovial Hypoxia, Synovitis and Angiogenesis in KOA Rabbits.

Mitochondrial dysfunction of chondrocytes has become an area of focus in Knee Osteoarthritis (KOA) in recent years. Activation of mitophagy could promote the survival of chondrocytes and alleviate cartilage degeneration. The aim of this study was to explore whether mitophagy was involved in the cartilage protection of KOA rabbits after electroacupuncture (EA) intervention.

Article	Year
Acupotomy Improves Synovial Hypoxia, Synovitis and Angiogenesis in KOA Rabbits. Journal of pain research\| PubMed ID: 36919160	2023
Electroacupuncture Exerts Chondroprotective Effect in Knee Osteoarthritis of Rabbits Through the Mitophagy Pathway. Journal of pain research\| PubMed ID: 37638205	2023

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