Crocin exerts anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic effects on type II collagen-induced arthritis in rats

Context: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic auto-immune disease, which is characterized by chronic and symmetry synovial inflammation. Crocin has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory effects in animal models. Objective: This study investigates the anti-inflammatory and anti-arthrit...

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Main Authors: Wei Liu, Yufeng Sun, Zhenping Cheng, Yong Guo, Peiming Liu, Ying Wen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutical Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2018.1448874