Effects of cold-damp and hot-damp environment on VEGF and IL-1 expression in joint cartilage cells in adjuvant arthritis in rats

Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 256-260

  Bai, Yun Jing ^a   Jiang, De Xun ^a   An, Na ^a   Shen, Hong Bo ^b   Hu, Yin Qi ^c  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY THIRD HOSPITAL   (China)

^c WANGJING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Adjuvant arthritis model; Environmental factors; Interleukin 1 (IL 1); Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 1; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANKLE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL COUNT; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; INJURY SEVERITY; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 84863601810     PISSN: 02552922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0254-6272(13)60021-7     Document Type: Article

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