摘要
Inflammation is a defensive response of living tissues to damaging agents,which exists in two forms,acute inflammation and chronic inflammation,and chronic inflammation is closely related to arthritis.Currently,the commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory medications are greatly limited by high incidence of gastrointestinal erosions in the clinical applications.Rhein,a bioactive constituent of anthraquinone,exhibits excellent anti-inflammatory activities and therapeutic effects on arthritis with less gastrointestinal damages.Although there are numbers of studies on anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of rhein in the last few decades,to the best of our knowledge,only a few review articles pay attention to the interactive relationships of rhein on multiple inflammatory signaling pathways and cellular processes from a comprehensive perspective.Herein,we summarized anti-inflammatory effects and mechanisms of rhein and its practical applications in the treatment of arthritis,thereby providing a reference for its basic researches and clinical applications.
基金
supported by Drug Innovation Major Project(Grant Nos.2018ZX09711001-001-015,2018ZX09711001-003-022)
CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(Grant No.2016-I2M-3-007).
