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ArticlePhysiological research2024

Estragole Ameliorates CFA Induced Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms in Wistar Rats by Inhibiting JAK-2/STAT-3 Pathway.

J Zhang, D Wang, X Hu

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Article in Physiological research, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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J ZhangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Zhangzhou Municipal Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China; Department of Orthopaedics, Jinling Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. huxiaofeng2233@sina.com.
D Wang
X Hu
Fujian Medical University · CNNanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command · CNXi'an Honghui Hospital · CN

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Abstract

The present study was conducted to scrutinize the pharmacological effect of Estragole (ESG) against CFA-induced arthritis in rats. The rats underwent induction of arthritis using the administration of CFA and after that, the rats were randomly divided into five different groups, where three groups correspond to diverse dosages of ESG, and the other two were control and CFA-arthritic control. Results of the study suggested that ESG in a dose-dependent manner, improves body weight and arthritis score of rats as evidenced by reduction of hind-paw volume. ESG also improved the antioxidant status of rats by reducing MDA levels and enhancing the concentration of endogenous antioxidants SOD and GPx. The level of pro-inflammatory cytokines was also found to be reduced in the case of ESG treated group as compared to CFA-group. In a western blot analysis, ESH showed downregulation of p-JAK-2/STAT-3. The study provided concrete evidence for the protective effect of ESG against rheumatoid arthritis in rats.

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Allylbenzene DerivativesAnisolesArthritis, ExperimentalArthritis, RheumatoidAnimalsAntioxidantsCytokinesRatsRats, WistarAllylbenzene DerivativesAnisolesAntioxidantsCytokinesestragole

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PMID38466007
PMCPMC11019617
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