Effects of triptolide from <it>Radix Tripterygium wilfordii </it>(<it>Leigongteng</it>) on cartilage cytokines and transcription factor NF-κB: a study on induced arthritis in rats
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Triptolide, an active compound of <it>Radix Tripterygium wilfordii</it>, is immunosuppressive, cartilage protective and anti-inflammatory both in human and animal studies of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-07-01
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| Series: | Chinese Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.cmjournal.org/content/4/1/13 |