Gua Sha, a press-stroke treatment of the skin, boosts the immune response to intradermal vaccination

Gua Sha, a press-stroke treatment of the skin, boosts the immune response to intradermal vaccination

Objective The skin is an important immunological barrier of the body as well as an optimal route for vaccine administration. Gua Sha, which involves press-stroke treatment of the skin, is an effective folk therapy, widely accepted in East Asia, for various symptoms; however, the mechanisms underlyin...

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Main Authors: Tingting Chen, Ninghua Liu, Jinxuan Liu, Xiaoying Zhang, Zhen Huang, Yuhui Zang, Jiangning Chen, Lei Dong, Junfeng Zhang, Zhi Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Gua Sha
Skin immune system
Skin scrape
Intradermal vaccination
Physical adjuvant
Surface microcirculation
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2451.pdf

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