Anti-inflammatory activity of an ethanolic Caesalpinia sappan extract in human chondrocytes and macrophages

• Main Authors: Wu S.Q., Otero M., Unger F.M., Goldring M.B., Phrutivorapongkul A., Chiari C., Kolb A., Viernstein H., Toegel S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81255160555&partnerID=40&md5=6ac460f656b71273eea36ca61ccf2ca0; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4630
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Caesalpinia sappan is a common remedy in Traditional Chinese Medicine and possesses diverse biological activities including anti-inflammatory properties. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease with an inflammatory component that drives the degradation of...