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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017

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.

Xinwen Zhang, Zhou Wu, Yicong Liu, Junjun Ni, Chunfu Deng, Baohong Zhao, Hiroshi Nakanishi, Jing He, Xu Yan

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Xinwen ZhangCenter of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7070-8459
Zhou WuDepartment of Aging Science and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4910-9037
Yicong LiuDepartment of Aging Science and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7520-2411
Junjun NiDepartment of Aging Science and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Chunfu DengCenter of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.
Baohong ZhaoCenter of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.
Hiroshi NakanishiDepartment of Aging Science and Pharmacology, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Jing HeCenter of Implant Dentistry, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.
Xu YanThe VIP Department, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, Shenyang 110002, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1873-6126
China Medical University · CNKyushu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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-

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