Crocin reduces the inflammation response in rheumatoid arthritis

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 891-898

  Li, Xiang ^a   Jiang, Chao ^a   Zhu, Wenyong ^b  

^a Department of Urology   (China)

^b Department of Internal Medicine Zaozhuang Municipal Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

F ; IL 1 ; IL 6; NOS; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; NOBELIUM; RATS; THYMUS;

CONTROL GROUPS; CYTOKINES; IL-6; MODEL GROUPS; PROTEIN LEVEL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SWELLING DEGREE; TREATMENT GROUP;

DISEASES;

CAROTENOID; CROCIN; CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BLOOD; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPLEEN; THYMUS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CAROTENOIDS; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 85018532948     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09168451.2016.1263145     Document Type: Article

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