Abstract:Background: Gua Sha, an ancient Chinese treatment which produces the pressure on the skin, is used to prevent and treat cold for thousands of years. There’re evidences to approve that it can activate immune response and reduce the inflammation. However, how it has the effect on T helper 17 cells (Th17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) is poorly understood. Here, this study aims at the relationship between the pressure-stoke in the skin and pulmonary Th17 as well as Treg in PR8-infected mice. Methods: ICR mice wer… Show more
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