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

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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Main Authors: Zhao Linhua, Jia Hongwei, He Yinghui, Zhou Jing, Xiao Cheng, Zhao Ning, Lu Aiping
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Chinese Medicine
Online Access:http://www.cmjournal.org/content/4/1/13

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