Yougui Pills Attenuate Cartilage Degeneration via Activation of TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Chondrocyte of Osteoarthritic Mouse Model

• Main Authors: Lei Zhang (Author), Ping-er Wang (Author), Jun Ying (Author), Xing Jin (Author), Cheng Luo (Author), Taotao Xu (Author), Shibing Xu (Author), Rui Dong (Author), Luwei Xiao (Author), Peijian Tong (Author), Hongting Jin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Yougui pills (YGPs) have been used for centuries in the treatment of Chinese patients with Kidney-Yang Deficiency Syndrome. Despite the fact that the efficiency of YGPs on treating osteoarthritis has been verified in clinic, the underlying mechanisms are not totally understood. The present study obs...