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Although the exact cause of Alzheimer's disease (AD) remains elusive, mounting evidence continues to support the involvement of neuroinflammation in the development of AD. Triptolide isolated from the herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F has anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive activities. In this
OBJECTIVE
To study the protective effects of triptolide (Tri) on the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-mediated degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in substantia nigra.
METHODS
Forty SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: the sham group, the LPS model group, the Tri group and the normal saline
Triptolide is an active ingredient isolated from an ancient Chinese herb (Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f) for inflammatory and immune disorders. It has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of skeletal muscle; however, mechanisms of this effect remain unclear. We used mouse C2C12 myotubes as an in
Ex vivo lung perfusion creates a proinflammatory environment leading to deterioration in graft quality that may contribute to post-transplant graft dysfunction. Triptolide has been shown to have a therapeutic potential in various disease states because of its anti-inflammatory Converging lines of evidence suggest that neuroinflammatory processes may account for the progressive death of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease (PD). Therefore, anti-inflammatory strategies have attracted much interest for their potential to prevent further deterioration of PD. Our
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Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neuromuscular disease. Since disease severity is related to the amount of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein, up-regulated functional SMN protein levels from the SMN2 gene are considered a major SMA drug-discovery strategy. In this study, we
Preclinical Research To investigate the antiestrogenic activity of triptolide in human breast cancer cell line MCF-7 and immature female C57BL/6 mouse. The effects of triptolide on cell proliferation, cell cycle, and the expression of estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) and progesterone receptor (PR) were
Emerging evidence and clinical case reports have observed a risk of cytotoxic effects of triptolide in patients. We aimed to investigate the triptolide-induced toxicity in mouse inner ear stem cells. The utricular sensory epithelium from adult BALB/C6 mice was used for the isolation of inner ear
To investigate the effect of triptolide on cognitive dysfunction in vascular dementia rats and its effect on SIRT1/NF-κB pathway,fifty healthy male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 5 groups: Sham operation group( Sham group),vascular dementia model group( 2 VO group),triptolide
As the unique quality control standard of Tabellae Glucosidorum Tripterygii Totorum, triptolide (CAS 38748-32-2) has a narrow therapeutic window. A significant side-effect of triptolide is its male reproductive toxicity the mechanism of which is still unknown. Therefore, in the present study the
A hallmark of rheumatoid- and osteoarthritis (OA) is proinflammatory cytokine-induced degeneration of cartilage collagen and aggrecan by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and aggrecanases (ADAMTS). Effects of the Chinese herb, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TWHF), on cartilage and its anti-arthritic
Triptolide, a major active component of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F (TWHF), has multiple pharmacological activities. However, its clinical use is often limited by its severe toxicity. In the present study, we evaluated the oral toxicity of triptolide in Sprague-Dawley rats for 28 days at the
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the finding of immune deposits predominantly containing polymeric IgA in the glomerular mesangium on renal biopsy. Recently studies show that inflammation may involve in the progression of renal glomerulosclerosis and tubulointerstitial scarring in IgAN. This study was
Prior studies had suggested that triptolide, a diterpene triepoxide isolated from a Chinese medicinal plant, might be an attractive candidate as a post-testicular male contraceptive agent. Despite the promise that triptolide would not affect testis function, nagging concerns remained that a delayed
Recent studies indicate that beta-amyloid (Abeta) is the key factor to cause neuronal degeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the present study, we set up an Abeta induced PC12 cell damage modle and studied the protective effect and related mechanisms of T(10), monomer extracted from Chinese