A novel function of artesunate on inhibiting migration and invasion of fibroblast-like synoviocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients

Abstract Introduction Anti-malarial drug artesunate can suppress inflammation and prevent cartilage and bone destruction in collagen-induced arthritis model in rats—suggesting it may be a potent drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy. We aimed to investigate its effect on the invasive property o...

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Main Authors: Jian-Da Ma, Jun Jing, Jun-Wei Wang, Tao Yan, Qian-Hua Li, Ying-Qian Mo, Dong-Hui Zheng, Jin-Long Gao, Ky-Anh Nguyen, Lie Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1935-6