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Curcumin improves LPS-induced preeclampsia-like phenotype in rat by inhibiting the TLR4 signaling pathway.
Placenta - 1 May 2016
Gong Ping, Liu Mo, Hong Guomin, Li Yujing, Xue Pingping, Zheng Mingming, Wu Mengfei, Shen Li, Yang Muyi, Diao Zhenyu, Hu Yali
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INTRODUCTION: Abnormal inflammation mediated by Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway contributes to preeclampsia (PE). Because curcumin can inhibit TLR4 signaling pathway, we investigated its effects on a PE rat model. METHODS: Twenty-one pregnant rats were randomly divided into three groups: 1) seven rats were injected 0.5 μg/kg lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on gestational day (GD) 5 to create a PE model...
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