Intra-Articular Injection of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi Extract Attenuates Pain Behavior and Cartilage Degeneration in Mono-Iodoacetate Induced Osteoarthritic Rats

Fructus Ligustri Lucidi (FLL) has been widely used as a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for treating soreness and weakness of waist and knees. It has potential for treating OA owing to its kidney-tonifying activity with bone-strengthening effects, but there is so far no report of its anti-OA effe...

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Main Authors: Bo Yan, Li Zhou, Caiwei Wang, Rongrong Wang, Li Yan, Lingying Yu, Fucun Liu, Wenxi Du, Guangping Yu, Qiang Yuan, Peijian Tong, Letian Shan, Thomas Efferth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2018.01360/full