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Detailed clinical observations by Hench (1933, 1934) established that hepatogenous jaundice ameliorated rheumatoid arthritis and fibrositis. Reports followed of remissions attending jaundice induced by the injection of bile salts and bilirubin (Thompson and Wyatt, 1938), by inoculation with infectious jaundice (Gardner, Stewart, and MacCallum, 1945), and by lactophenin (Hanssen, 1942), in addit...

introduction: cytokines are a large group of proteins play a key role in inflammation. down-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines has beneficial effect on heart function. propranolol, as a non selective beta-adrenergic blocker, has been extensively used for treatment of many cardiovascular problems such as arrhythmias and heart malfunction. in addition anti-inflammatory effects of propranolo...

Marine saponins are naturally glycosides compounds which possess important biomedical properties such as anti-cancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Nevertheless, no systematic studies on the anti-inflammatory potential of brittle star saponin and its underlying mechanisms have been reported. In this study, Ophiocoma erinaceus extracted saponin was investigated for its in vitro anti-inflamm...

multiple sclerosis (ms) and its animal model, experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae), are inflammatory autoimmune diseases of the central nervous system. chymotrypsin is a serine protease with immunomodulatory effect in the peripheral organs. we previously demonstrated the immunomodulatory effect of chymotrypsin in ameliorating the eae in female lewis rats. however, there are sex-based...

Objective(s): In the present study, we investigated the potential anti-nociceptive activity and acute anti-inflammatory effect of a synthetic quinoline compound (2-(4-Methoxyphenyl)benzo[h]quinoline-4-carboxylic acid, QC), possessing structural elements of both naproxen and tomoxiprole drugs. Materials and Methods: The anti-nociceptive activity of QC was evaluated using chemical- and thermal-in...

Background: Inflammation is a dynamic process that is elicited in response to various harmful stimulantsthat may threaten the well-being of the host. Herbs have been traditionally used as anti-inflammatory agents since very early times. Rubia tinctorum L. is one of these herbs that havebeen used for treating inflammatory diseases in Iranian traditional medicine. Objective: This study aims at c...