MeSH Review:
Tripterygium
- Triptolide, an active component of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, inhibits production of nitric oxide by decreasing inducible nitric oxide synthase gene transcription. Wang, B., Ma, L., Tao, X., Lipsky, P.E. Arthritis Rheum. (2004)
- Beneficial effect of tripterine on systemic lupus erythematosus induced by active chromatin in BALB/c mice. Li, H., Zhang, Y.Y., Huang, X.Y., Sun, Y.N., Jia, Y.F., Li, D. Eur. J. Pharmacol. (2005)
- A phase I study of ethyl acetate extract of the chinese antirheumatic herb Tripterygium wilfordii hook F in rheumatoid arthritis. Tao, X., Cush, J.J., Garret, M., Lipsky, P.E. J. Rheumatol. (2001)
- Suppression of cytokine production and cell adhesion molecule expression in human monocytic cell line THP-1 by Tripterygium wilfordii polysaccharide moiety. Luk, J.M., Lai, W., Tam, P., Koo, M.W. Life Sci. (2000)
- Clinical study of qingluo tongbi granules in treating 63 patients with rheumatoid arthritis of the type of yin-deficiency and heat in collaterals. Zhou, X., Zhou, Z., Jin, M., Wang, H., Wu, M., Song, Y., Cheng, H. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan / sponsored by All-China Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (2004)
- PG27, an extract of Tripterygium wilfordii hook f, induces antigen-specific tolerance in bone marrow transplantation in mice. Chen, Y., Zeng, D., Schlegel, P.G., Fidler, J., Chao, N.J. Blood (2000)
- Benefit of an extract of Tripterygium Wilfordii Hook F in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Tao, X., Younger, J., Fan, F.Z., Wang, B., Lipsky, P.E. Arthritis Rheum. (2002)
- Western and Chinese antirheumatic drug-induced T cell apoptotic DNA damage uses different caspase cascades and is independent of Fas/Fas ligand interaction. Lai, J.H., Ho, L.J., Lu, K.C., Chang, D.M., Shaio, M.F., Han, S.H. J. Immunol. (2001)
- Effects of Tripterygium wilfordii hook F extracts on induction of cyclooxygenase 2 activity and prostaglandin E2 production. Tao, X., Schulze-Koops, H., Ma, L., Cai, J., Mao, Y., Lipsky, P.E. Arthritis Rheum. (1998)
- Effects of the Extract of a Chinese Herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f on Rat Pituitary Gland. Chen, L., Wang, H., Zhao, Z., Zhang, Y., Huang, G. Am. J. Chin. Med. (2005)
- Antiproliferative and proapoptotic activities of triptolide (PG490), a natural product entering clinical trials, on primary cultures of human prostatic epithelial cells. Kiviharju, T.M., Lecane, P.S., Sellers, R.G., Peehl, D.M. Clin. Cancer Res. (2002)
- Effects of decoctions prepared from Aconitum carmichaeli, Aconitum kusnezoffii and Tripterygium wilfordii on serum lactate dehydrogenase activity and histology of liver, kidney, heart and gonad in mice. Chan, W.Y., Ng, T.B., Lu, J.L., Cao, Y.X., Wang, M.Z., Liu, W.K. Human & experimental toxicology. (1995)
- Inhibitory effect of triptolide on chemokine expression induced by proinflammatory cytokines in human corneal fibroblasts. Lu, Y., Fukuda, K., Nakamura, Y., Kimura, K., Kumagai, N., Nishida, T. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. (2005)
- Immunosuppressive effects of Tripterygium wilfordii polysaccharide on LPS-stimulated human monocytes. Luk, J.M., Tam, P., Fan, S.T., Koo, M.W. Transplant. Proc. (2000)
- Inhibition of IL-1 release from human monocytes and suppression of streptococcal cell wall and adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats by an extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. Yu, K.T., Nuss, G., Boyce, R., Jariwala, N., Owens, G., Pennetti, A., Chan, W., Zhang, D.C., Chang, M.N., Zilberstein, A. Gen. Pharmacol. (1994)
- Hematotoxicity of the chinese herbal medicine Tripterygium wilfordii hook f in CD34-positive human bone marrow cells. Pyatt, D.W., Yang, Y., Mehos, B., Le, A., Stillman, W., Irons, R.D. Mol. Pharmacol. (2000)
- Immunosuppressive activity of the Chinese medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii. II. Prolongation of hamster-to-rat cardiac xenograft survival by combination therapy with the PG27 extract and cyclosporine. Wang, J., Xu, R., Jin, R., Chen, Z., Fidler, J.M. Transplantation (2000)
- Oxidation and glucose conjugation of synthetic abietane diterpenes by Cunninghamella sp. II. Novel routes to the family of diterpenes from Tripterygium wilfordii. Milanova, R., Han, K., Moore, M. J. Nat. Prod. (1995)
- Immunosuppressive sesquiterpene alkaloids from Tripterygium wilfordii. Duan, H., Takaishi, Y., Momota, H., Ohmoto, Y., Taki, T., Jia, Y., Li, D. J. Nat. Prod. (2001)
- Effect of an extract of the Chinese herbal remedy Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F on human immune responsiveness. Tao, X., Davis, L.S., Lipsky, P.E. Arthritis Rheum. (1991)
- A potential new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis: thunder god vine. Lipsky, P.E., Tao, X.L. Semin. Arthritis Rheum. (1997)
- Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Preliminary report. Guo, J.L., Yuan, S.X., Wang, X.C., Xu, S.X., LI, D.D. Chin. Med. J. (1981)
- Suppression of renal disease and arthritis, and prolongation of survival in MRL-lpr mice treated with an extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f. Gu, W.Z., Banerjee, S., Rauch, J., Brandwein, S.R. Arthritis Rheum. (1992)
- In vitro porcine brain tubulin assembly inhibition by water extract from a Chinese medicinal herb, Tripterygium hypoglaucum Hutch. Liang, Z.Q., Cao, N., Song, Z.K., Wang, X. World J. Gastroenterol. (2006)
- Immunosuppressive activity of the Chinese medicinal plant Tripterygium wilfordii. I. Prolongation of rat cardiac and renal allograft survival by the PG27 extract and immunosuppressive synergy in combination therapy with cyclosporine. Wang, J., Xu, R., Jin, R., Chen, Z., Fidler, J.M. Transplantation (2000)
- Inhibition of type II collagen induced arthritis in mice by an immunosuppressive extract of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook f. Gu, W.Z., Brandwein, S.R., Banerjee, S. J. Rheumatol. (1992)
- A randomized double blind, placebo controlled trial of topical Tripterygium wilfordii in rheumatoid arthritis: reanalysis using logistic regression analysis. Cibere, J., Deng, Z., Lin, Y., Ou, R., He, Y., Wang, Z., Thorne, A., Lehman, A.J., Tsang, I.K., Esdaile, J.M. J. Rheumatol. (2003)
- A clinical study of Suogudan granule in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Yu, W.Y., Shen, S.W., Yang, Z.H. Chinese journal of integrative medicine. (2005)
- Nonhormonal drugs for contraception in men: a systematic review. Lopez, L.M., Grimes, D.A., Schulz, K.F. Obstetrical & gynecological survey. (2005)