Effect of moxibustion on PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway in foot-pad synovium in rats with rheumatoid arthritis

Objective To observe the effect of moxibustion on phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/protein kinase B/mammalian target of rapamycin protein (PI3K/Akt/mTOR) signaling pathway in the foot-pad synovial tissue in rats with rheumatoid arthritis (RA),and to explore the mechanism of moxibustion for treating RA.