Boi-ogi-to (TJ-20), a Kampo Formula, Suppresses the Inflammatory Bone Destruction and the Expression of Cytokines in the Synovia of Ankle Joints of Adjuvant Arthritic Rats
Joint Authors
Ni, Junjun
Zhang, Xinwen
Deng, Chunfu
Zhao, Baohong
He, Jing
Yan, Xu
Liu, Yicong
Nakanishi, Hiroshi
Wu, Zhou
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
TJ-20 is a formula consisting of 6 herbs that has been used in the clinical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in China and Japan for centuries.
However, scientific evidence of the effects of TJ-20 has not been established.
In the present study, we focused on the therapeutic effects and investigated the main function of TJ-20 on adjuvant arthritis (AA), an animal model of RA, which was induced with complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA).
TJ-20 was administered orally at 600 mg/kg once a day from 0, 7, and 10 days to 8 weeks after the CFA treatment.
TJ-20 significantly ameliorated inflammatory progression and bone destruction in AA in a time-dependent manner.
Furthermore, TJ-20 significantly reduced the increased changes in a number of macrophages and helper T cells.
Moreover, TJ-20 suppressed the expression of TNF-α whereas it augmented the expression of IL-10 and attenuated Th1 cells responses in the synovia of the ankle joint.
Therefore, TJ-20 regulated the expression of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in macrophages and Th1/Th2 balance in the synovia of ankle joints in AA rats.
These results suggest the positive anti-inflammatory effect of TJ-20 and provide a scientific basis for the clinical use of TJ-20 for RA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Xinwen& Wu, Zhou& Liu, Yicong& Ni, Junjun& Deng, Chunfu& Zhao, Baohong…[et al.]. 2017. Boi-ogi-to (TJ-20), a Kampo Formula, Suppresses the Inflammatory Bone Destruction and the Expression of Cytokines in the Synovia of Ankle Joints of Adjuvant Arthritic Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153555
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Xinwen…[et al.]. Boi-ogi-to (TJ-20), a Kampo Formula, Suppresses the Inflammatory Bone Destruction and the Expression of Cytokines in the Synovia of Ankle Joints of Adjuvant Arthritic Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153555
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Xinwen& Wu, Zhou& Liu, Yicong& Ni, Junjun& Deng, Chunfu& Zhao, Baohong…[et al.]. Boi-ogi-to (TJ-20), a Kampo Formula, Suppresses the Inflammatory Bone Destruction and the Expression of Cytokines in the Synovia of Ankle Joints of Adjuvant Arthritic Rats. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1153555
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1153555