Triptolide attenuates oxidative stress, NF-κB activation and multiple cytokine gene expression in murine peritoneal macrophage

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Triptolide is a natural, biologically active compound extracted from the Chinese herb Tripterygium Wilfordii hook, that possesses potent immunosuppressive properties. In the course of our study, we examined the effects of triptolide on stimulated murine macrophages and demonstrated that triptolide inhibited superoxide anion production, NO production, and the expression of iNOS mRNA and the mRNA of some key...

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