Effect of Dioscorea villosa extract and the phytoestrogen diosgenin on ovariectomized mice with zymosan-induced arthritis
Abstract Humans are exposed to natural compounds such as phytoestrogens primarily through diet and supplements. These compounds promote health by alleviating the symptoms and illnesses associated with menopause and arthritis. Diosgenin (DSG) occurs naturally in plants such as Dioscorea villosa (DV)...
Main Authors: | Luiz André Santos Silva, Jéssica Maria Dantas Araújo, Damião Rabelo de Almeida, Luiz Felipe Lobo Mascarenhas Fratel de Araújo, Eloísa Portugal Barros Silva Soares de Souza, Saulo Santos Matos, Cláudio Moreira de Lima, Adriano Antunes de Souza Araújo, Enilton Aparecido Camargo, Renata Grespan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2024-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-82502024000100302&lng=en&tlng=en |
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