Anti-inflammation effects of the total saponin fraction from Dioscorea nipponica Makino on rats with gouty arthritis by influencing MAPK signalling pathway

• Main Authors: Qi Zhou (Author), Hui Juan Sun (Author), Shu Min Liu (Author), Xi Hong Jiang (Author), Qiu Yue Wang (Author), Shuang Zhang (Author), Dong Hua Yu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Dioscorea nipponica Makino is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat gouty arthritis. Methods Sixty male Wistar rats were divided into six groups: the normal group, model group, colchicine group (COL) and three total saponin groups (RDN) (high dose [160 mg/kg], midd...