[Acupoint catgut embedding improves dysmenorrhea by suppressing activation of NLRP3 inflammasomes in uterine tissues in primary dysmenorrhea rats].

To observe the effect of acupoint catgut embedding on the expression of nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain (NOD)-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18 in the uterine tissue of primary dysmenorrhea (PD) rats, so as to explore its underlying mechanisms in improving PD.Forty female SD rats were randomly divided into control, model, acupoint catgut embedding and medication groups (n＝10 in each group). The...