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EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
卷 2011, 期 -, 页码 1-13出版社
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2011/986797
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- National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA [R01AT004321, PO1 AT002605]
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE [R01AT004321] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY &ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE [P01AT002605] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a debilitating autoimmune disease of global prevalence. The disease is characterized by synovial inflammation leading to cartilage and bone damage. Most of the conventional drugs used for the treatment of RA have severe adverse reactions and are quite expensive. Over the years, increasing proportion of patients with RA and other immune disorders are resorting to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for their health needs. Natural plant products comprise one of the most popular CAM for inflammatory and immune disorders. These herbal CAM belong to diverse traditional systems of medicine, including traditional Chinese medicine, Kampo, and Ayurvedic medicine. In this paper, we have outlined the major immunological pathways involved in the induction and regulation of autoimmune arthritis and described various herbal CAM that can effectively modulate these immune pathways. Most of the information about the mechanisms of action of herbal products in the experimental models of RA is relevant to arthritis patients as well. The study of immunological pathways coupled with the emerging application of genomics and proteomics in CAM research is likely to provide novel insights into the mechanisms of action of different CAM modalities.
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