HIVRelated Immune Activation and Inflammation: Current Understanding and Strategies

T Lv, W Cao, T Li - Journal of immunology research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although antiretroviral therapy effectively controls human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
replication, a residual chronic immune activation/inflammation persists throughout the …

Raging the war against inflammation with natural products

A Attiq, J Jalil, K Husain, W Ahmad - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last few decade Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are the drugs of
choice for treating numerous inflammatory diseases including rheumatoid arthritis. The …

Medicinal plants, human health and biodiversity: a broad review

T Sen, SK Samanta - Biotechnological applications of biodiversity, 2015 - Springer
<? xm-replace_text {Heading}?> Abstract Biodiversity contributes significantly towards
human livelihood and development and thus plays a predominant role in the well being of …

Recent developments in antiinflammatory natural products

R Gautam, SM Jachak - Medicinal research reviews, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Many of the inflammatory diseases are becoming common in aging society throughout the
world. The clinically used antiinflammatory drugs suffer from the disadvantage of side …

Comparison of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F with methotrexate in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (TRIFRA): a randomised, controlled clinical trial

Q Lv, W Zhang, Q Shi, W Zheng, X Li, H Chen… - Annals of the …, 2015 - ard.bmj.com
Objectives To compare the efficacy and safety of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TwHF) with
methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Design: a …

An update on lignans: natural products and synthesis

JY Pan, SL Chen, MH Yang, J Wu, J Sinkkonen… - Natural Product …, 2009 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2005 to 2008Lignans are a class of secondary metabolites derived from the
oxidative dimerization of two phenylpropanoid units. This review covers the source …

Bidirectional effects and mechanisms of traditional Chinese medicine

X Peng, F Tang, Y Yang, T Li, X Hu, S Li, W Wu… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ethnopharmacological relevance The bidirectional property of traditional Chinese medicines
(TCMs) was recorded in the classic work Medicine Origin (Yi Xue Qi Yuan) as early as the …

Prediction of triptolide targets in rheumatoid arthritis using network pharmacology and molecular docking

X Song, Y Zhang, E Dai, L Wang, H Du - International …, 2020 - Elsevier
Network pharmacology is a novel approach that uses bioinformatics to predict and identify
multiple drug targets and interactions in disease. Here, we used network pharmacology to …

Merging traditional Chinese medicine with modern drug discovery technologies to find novel drugs and functional foods

R Graziose, M Ann Lila, I Raskin - Current drug discovery …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Traditional Chinese Medicines (TCM) are rapidly gaining attention in the West as sources of
new drugs, dietary supplements and functional foods. However, lack of consistent …

Promoting plant-based therapies for chronic kidney disease

MA Khan, AJ Kassianos, WE Hoy… - Journal of Evidence …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is debilitating, increasing in incidence worldwide, and a
financial and social burden on health systems. Kidney failure, the final stage of CKD, is life …