Traditional herbal medicine: Therapeutic potential in rheumatoid arthritis

Y Wang, S Chen, K Du, C Liang, S Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory
autoimmune disease influenced by diverse endogenous and exogenous factors. It is …

Macrophage M1/M2 polarization and rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review

S Tardito, G Martinelli, S Soldano, S Paolino… - Autoimmunity …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and aim Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory
disease; the clinical manifestations are correlated with continuum multiarticular synovitis …

Therapeutic potential of flavonoids in pain and inflammation: mechanisms of action, pre-clinical and clinical data, and pharmaceutical development

CR Ferraz, TT Carvalho, MF Manchope, NA Artero… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pathological pain can be initiated after inflammation and/or peripheral nerve injury. It is a
consequence of the pathological functioning of the nervous system rather than only a …

Critical role of synovial tissue–resident macrophage and fibroblast subsets in the persistence of joint inflammation

S Kemble, AP Croft - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic prototypic immune-mediated inflammatory disease
which is characterized by persistent synovial inflammation, leading to progressive joint …

Natural medicines of targeted rheumatoid arthritis and its action mechanism

X Liu, Z Wang, H Qian, W Tao, Y Zhang, C Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease involving joints, with clinical
manifestations of joint inflammation, bone damage and cartilage destruction, joint …

Saffron petal, an edible byproduct of saffron, alleviates dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis by inhibiting macrophage activation and regulating gut microbiota

J Peng, H Deng, B Du, P Wu, L Duan… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Saffron petal (SP) is an agricultural byproduct in the process of the crude drug saffron,
accounting for 90% of the dry weight of saffron flowers. To promote the utilization of SP in the …

Hesperidin protects liver and kidney against sodium fluoride-induced toxicity through anti-apoptotic and anti-autophagic mechanisms

C Caglayan, FM Kandemir, E Darendelioğlu… - Life Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Aim High dose of fluoride intake is associated with toxic effects on liver and kidney tissues.
One approach to tackle these toxicities is using natural antioxidants as supplements. This …

Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress in rheumatoid arthritis

MJ López-Armada, JA Fernández-Rodríguez… - Antioxidants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Control of excessive mitochondrial oxidative stress could provide new targets for both
preventive and therapeutic interventions in the treatment of chronic inflammation or any …

Preparation of epigallocatechin gallate decorated Au-Ag nano-heterostructures as NIR-sensitive nano-enzymes for the treatment of osteoarthritis through …

S Xu, L Chang, X Zhao, Y Hu, Y Lin, Z Chen, X Ren… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA), a widespread degenerative disease characterized by cartilage
destruction, has emerged as a public health challenge in the current aging society. In …

Recent advancement on development of drug-induced macrophage polarization in control of human diseases

L Wang, Q Lu, W Gao, S Yu - Life sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Macrophages, an important part of human immune system, possess a high plasticity and
heterogeneity (macrophage polarization) as classically activated macrophages (M1) and …