Comprehensive electroacupuncture treatments reduce serum inflammatory factors and relieve pain symptoms in patients with lumbar disc herniation—a systematic review and network meta-analysis

中西医结合麻醉学组（筹）

自中华医学会麻醉学分会第十四届委员会成立以来，中西医结合麻醉学组（筹）也在学会领导的关怀下和前期的多方努力下组建成功。来自天津市中西医结合医院南开医院的余剑波教授荣当组长，北京中医药大学东直门医院的刘国凯教授、武汉大学人民医院的孟庆涛教授、首都医科大学附属世纪坛医院的乔辉教授、上海中医药大学附属曙光医院的宋建钢教授担任副组长，苏北人民医院的高巨教授担任学组工作秘书、首都医科大学附属北京友谊医院的安立新教授担任学术秘书，还有包括来自北京、山西、新疆、安徽、河南、甘肃等祖国各省市的34名专家教授担任学组成员。学组成员共41人，汇集了国内中西医结合麻醉领域的各位精英教授，专家团队强大。

Discogenic pain is usually caused by a herniated disc compressing or irritating surrounding tissue or nerves[1]. However, current treatments mostly have side effects and do not provide longlasting efficacy. The mRNA and protein levels of IL-6 and TNF-α in intervertebral discs are significantly increased and are positively correlated with visual analogue scale (VAS) scores in LDH patients[2,3]. Previous research has shown that electroacupuncture (EA) decreases the release of IL-6 and TNF-α and alleviates pain hyperalgesia[4]. Therefore, this study conducted a network meta-analysis of various EA combination treatments to explore the optimal strategy for reducing serum IL-6 and TNF-α levels and relieving pain in LDH patients.