Icariin Ameliorates Lower Back Pain in Rats via Suppressing the Secretion of Cytokine-Induced Neutrophil Chemoatractant-1

Purpose. To investigate whether icariin (ICA), a well-known medicine extracted from the stem and leaf of Epimedium brevicornum Maxim, had analgesic effect on lower back pain (LBP) in rats. Methods. In a puncture-induced LBP rat model, the severity of LBP was quantified using the paw/foot withdrawal...

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Main Authors: Jitian Li, Manli Luo, Shaochun Wang, Guoguo Jin, Zongchang Han, Yan Ma, Guoqing Tang, Zhiping Guo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/4670604