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Papers: 20 May 2023 - 26 May 2023

RESEARCH TYPE:
Translational


Animal Studies, Neurobiology, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Arthritis, Inflammation/Inflammatory


2023 May 18


Curr Med Sci


37204627

Tetrandrine Represses Inflammation and Attenuates Osteoarthritis by Selective Inhibition of COX-2.

Authors

Gao P, Rao ZW, Li M, Sun XY, Gao QY, Shang TZ, Chen C, Zhang CL

Abstract

There is a lack of effective and long-term safe drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA). Tetrandrine (Tet) has been approved and used to treat rheumatoid arthritis for several decades, but its effect on OA has not been investigated. Herein, we explored the effect of Tet on OA and its underlying mechanism.