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ArticleNutrients2019

UP1306: A Composition Containing Standardized Extracts of

Mesfin Yimam, Teresa Horm, Laura Wright, Ping Jiao, Mei Hong, Lidia Brownell, Qi Jia

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Article in Nutrients, 2019. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Aqueous Extracts ofPharmaceutics · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mesfin YimamUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. myimam@unigen.net.
Teresa HormUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. thorm@unigen.net.
Laura WrightFred Hutch Cancer Research, 1100 Fairview Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. lwright@fredhutch.org.
Ping JiaoUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. pjiao@unigen.net.
Mei HongUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. meih@unigen.net.
Lidia BrownellUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. lbrownell@unigen.net.
Qi JiaUnigen Inc., 2121 South State Street, Suite 400, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. qjia@unigen.net.
State Street (United States) · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by progressive articular cartilage degradation. Although there have been significant advances in OA management, to date, there are no effective treatment options to modify progression of the disease. We believe these unmet needs could be bridged by nutrients from natural products. Collagen induced arthritis in rats was developed and utilized to evaluate anti-inflammatory and cartilage protection activity of orally administered botanical composition, UP1306 (50 mg/kg) and Methotrexate (75 µg/kg) daily for three weeks. Objective arthritis severity markers, urine, synovial lavage, and serum were collected. At necropsy, the hock joint from each rat was collected for histopathology analysis. Urinary cartilage degradation marker (CTX-II), pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and IL-6), and proteases (Matrix Metallopeptidase 3 (MMP3) and 13) were measured. Rats treated with UP1306 showed statistically significant improvements in arthritis severity markers, including uCTX-II (91.4% vs. collagen-induced arthritis (CIA)), serum IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels as well as synovial MMP-13. The histopathology data were also well aligned with the severity score of arthritis for both UP1306 and Methotrexate. UP1306, a botanical composition that contains a standardized blend of extracts from the heartwood of

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Plant ExtractsAcaciaAnimalsArthritis, ExperimentalCytokinesMaleMorusRatsRats, Sprague-DawleySeverity of Illness IndexTarsal JointsCytokinesPlant ExtractsAcacia catechucollagen induced arthritisMorus albaUP1306

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PMID30691120
PMCPMC6413154
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