Colquhounia Root Tablet Protects Rat Pulmonary Microvascular Endothelial Cells against TNF-α-Induced Injury by Upregulating the Expression of Tight Junction Proteins Claudin-5 and ZO-1
Background. There are currently limited effective pharmacotherapy agents for acute lung injury (ALI). Inflammatory response in the lungs is the main pathophysiological process of ALI. Our preliminary data have shown that colquhounia root tablet (CRT), a natural herbal medicine, alleviates the pulmon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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Series: | Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1024634 |