Suppressive effects of QFGJS, a preparation from an anti-arthritic herbal formula, on rat experimental adjuvant-induced arthritis

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 337, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 586-594

  Cai, Xiong ^a   Zhou, Hua ^a   Yuen, Fan Wong ^a   Xie, Ying ^a   Zhong, Qiu Liu ^a   Zhi, Hong Jiang ^a   Zhao, Xiang Bian ^a   Hong, Xi Xu ^b   Liu, Liang ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Anti arthritis; Herbal medicine; Pro inflammatory cytokines; QFGJS; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-6; JOINTS; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 26444584378     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.083     Document Type: Article

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