Objective: To investigate the effect of pricking blood therapy with fire needle on the content of interleukin-1β( IL-1β),interleukin-6( IL-6),and tumor necrosis factor-α( TNF-α) in the synovial membrane in a rat model of acute gouty arthritis with damp-heat accumulation,as well as the mechanism of action of fire needle in the treatment of acute gouty arthritis. Methods: A total of 32 Sprague-Dawley rats( 20 male and 20 female rats) were randomly divided into blank group,model group,fire needle group,and Western medicine group,and0...