The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Acupuncture and Their Relevance to Allergic Rhinitis: A Narrative Review and Proposed Model

Table 3

Th1/Th2 cytokines in studies of acupuncture for allergic rhinitis.

Reference	Measurement method	Th2 cytokines				Th1 cytokines
		IL-1𝛽	IL-4	IL-10	GM-CSF	IFN-𝛾	IL-2
[59]	Peripheral blood plasma			↓			↓
[60]	Peripheral blood serum		↓			No change
[61]	RNA from peripheral blood	↓
[62]	Supernatant from peripheral blood monocytes		↓		↓	↑

Reported increase: ↑, Reported decrease: ↓.