[Effect of heat-reinforcing needling on expression of serum inflammatory factors and autophagy of knee joint synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis rabbits with cold syndrome].

Heat-reinforcing needling can alleviate the inflammatory response of the knee joint synovium in RA rabbits with cold syndrome, which may be related to its function in enhancing the autophagy activity of synovial cells and inhibiting the synthesis and release of inflammatory factors TNF-α, IL-1β, IL-6 and CRP.