Therapeutic effects of astragalus polysaccharides on inflammation and synovial apoptosis in rats with adjuvant-induced arthritis

International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 396-405

  Jiang, Jun Bing ^a   Qiu, Jian Dong ^a,b   Yang, Li Hua ^a,b   He, Jun Ping ^a   Smith, George W ^a,c   Li, Hong Quan ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Quarantine Station for Animals   (China)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astragalus polysaccharides; Inflammation; Rat; Rheumatoid arthritis; Synoviocyte apoptosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ASTRALAGUS POLYSACCHARIDE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN BCL 2; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SWELLING; SYNOVIOCYTE; SYNOVITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EDEMA; FREUND'S ADJUVANT; GLYCOSIDES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; PLANT ROOTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE; TRIPTERYGIUM; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 77958104221     PISSN: 17561841     EISSN: 1756185X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2010.01555.x     Document Type: Article

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