Amelioration of collagen-induced arthritis in mice by a saponin fraction from Gleditsia sinensis

Pharmaceutical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 651-656

  Li Fei, Hou ^a   Yue, Dai ^a   Chan, Wang ^a   Yu Feng, Xia ^a  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti type II collagen antibody; Collagen induced arthritis; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Gleditsia sinensis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; COLLAGEN ANTIBODY; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; GLEDITSIA SINENSIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SAPONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BONE EROSION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COLLAGEN INDUCED ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FRUIT; GLEDITSIA SINENSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPERPLASIA; IMMUNIZATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SYNOVIUM;

FABACEAE; GLEDITSIA SINENSIS;

EID: 33751570764     PISSN: 13880209     EISSN: 17445116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13880200601006863     Document Type: Article

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