title: Efficacy and possible mechanisms of the Chinese herbs suching-huo-hsuei-tang in the treatment of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats.
abstract: The Chinese herbal formula suching-huo-hsuei-tang (SHT) was studied to evaluate its efficacy and possible mechanism on adjuvant-induced arthritis (AIA) in rats. SHT was extracted with water, butanol and chloroform into 5 different layers. The top 3 layers of SHT showed a significant suppression of AIA and writhing reaction; the top 2 layers suppressed neutrophil chemotaxis and platelet aggregation. The results suggest that SHT is very promising in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by way of its anti-inflammatory and analgesic action. The possible mechanisms for arthritis are multifactorial.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology-Immunology, China Medical College Hospital, Taichung, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001169:Arthritis, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002199:Capillary Permeability / Q000187:drug effects; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte / Q000187:drug effects*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007372:Interferons / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000187:drug effects*; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D007372:Interferons