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Effect of diacetyl rhein on the development of experimental osteoarthritis. A biochemical investigation.
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OBJECTIVE
To investigate the effect of diacetyl rhein (DAR) on the synthesis, turnover and composition of cartilage in an experimental model of osteoarthritis in beagle bitches.
METHODS
Osteoarthritis was induced in mature beagle bitches by the transection of the cranial cruciate ligament. Six
[Novel exploration of cathartic pharmacology induced by rhubarb].
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Rhubarb is well-known for its cathartic effect, and this cathartic effect, which is closely correlated with "whter" of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), is brought into play in colon. Recent researches about the relation between formation and effects have identified that the anthraquinone
A rapid high-performance thin-layer chromatographic urine screen for laxative abuse.
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Laxative abuse, if unrecognized, can lead to unnecessary and costly investigations. The stimulants and cathartics are the most commonly abused laxatives and have the potential for causing the most long-term damage. We have optimized a solid-phase extraction coupled with high-performance thin-layer
A purgative action of barbaloin is induced by Eubacterium sp. strain BAR, a human intestinal anaerobe, capable of transforming barbaloin to aloe-emodin anthrone.
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Orally administered barbaloin (100 mg/kg) did not induce any diarrhea in male Wistar rats, in spite of severe diarrhea with sennoside B (40 mg/kg). Also, in gnotobiote rats mono-associated with Peptostreptococcus intermedius, a human intestinal anaerobe capable of reducing sennidins to rhein
The Inhibitory Activity of Anthraquinones against Pathogenic Protozoa, Bacteria, and Fungi and the Relationship to Structure
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Plant-derived anthraquinones were evaluated in cell assays for their inhibitory activities against the parasitic protozoa Trichomonas vaginalis human strain G3 that causes the sexually transmitted disease trichomoniasis in women, Tritrichomonas foetus bovine strain D1 that causes
Rheinanthrone, a metabolite of sennoside A, triggers macrophage activation to decrease aquaporin-3 expression in the colon, causing the laxative effect of rhubarb extract.
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BACKGROUND
Aquaporin-3 (AQP3) is expressed in mucosal epithelial cells in the colon and is important for regulating fecal water content. We examined the role of AQP3 in the laxative effect of rhubarb extract.
METHODS
After orally administering rhubarb extract or its major component (sennoside A) to
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