| Literature DB >> 16178415 |
Sang-Bae Han1, Chang Woo Lee, Yeo Dae Yoon, Jong-Ho Lee, Jong Soon Kang, Ki Hoon Lee, Won Kee Yoon, Kiho Lee, Song-Kyu Park, Hwan Mook Kim.
Abstract
An oriental herbal combination (BDX-1) was isolated from Achyranthes bidentata and Atractylodes japonica. We previously tested the clinical effectiveness of BDX-1 in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and found that it has a beneficial therapeutic effect. Here, we provide experimental evidence for the effectiveness of BDX-1 on RA in murine models. The oral administration of BDX-1 was found to markedly inhibit collagen-induced arthritis, adjuvant-induced arthritis, and zymosan-induced inflammation. It also inhibited carrageenan-induced acute edema and acetic acid-induced writhing response. In addition, the biological activity of BDX-1 was found to be strongly increased by fermentation. Our results suggest that BDX-1 could be useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16178415 DOI: 10.1007/bf02973875
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Pharm Res ISSN: 0253-6269 Impact factor: 4.946