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

• Main Authors: Zhao Linhua (Author), Jia Hongwei (Author), He Yinghui (Author), Zhou Jing (Author), Xiao Cheng (Author), Zhao Ning (Author), Lu Aiping (Author)
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• Udgivet: BMC, 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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<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...