Progress in research on mechanisms of anti-rheumatoid arthritis of triptolide

Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi

Volumn 31, Issue 19, 2006, Pages 1575-1579

  Liu, Chun Fang ^a   Lin, Na ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHINESE MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanism; Rheumatoid arthritis; Triptolide

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; DITERPENE; EPOXIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; PHENANTHRENE DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; TRIPTOLIDE;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; METABOLISM; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TRIPTERYGIUM;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; DINOPROSTONE; DITERPENES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; NF-KAPPA B; PHENANTHRENES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRIPTERYGIUM;

EID: 33947157625     PISSN: 10015302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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