Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 57-65 , January 2010

Icariin protects murine chondrocytes from lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory responses and extracellular matrix degradation

  • Man-Hai Liu

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Sinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan, ROC
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  • Jui-Sheng Sun

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan, ROC
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei Medical University- Shuang Ho Hospital, Jhonghe City, Taipei County 235, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Jui-Sheng Sun is to be contacted at Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei Medical University- Shuang Ho Hospital, Jhonghe City, Taipei County 235, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 27361661x3229, +886 2 22490088; fax: +886 2 27390500. Or Shiow-Yunn Sheu, School of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan, ROC.
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  • Shaio-Wen Tsai

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Sinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan, ROC
    • ,
  • Shiow-Yunn Sheu

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Sinyi District, Taipei City 110, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding authors. Jui-Sheng Sun is to be contacted at Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan, ROC, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Taipei Medical University- Shuang Ho Hospital, Jhonghe City, Taipei County 235, Taiwan, ROC. Tel.: +886 2 27361661x3229, +886 2 22490088; fax: +886 2 27390500. Or Shiow-Yunn Sheu, School of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan, ROC.
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  • Ming-Hong Chen

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 25 August 2009 ,Revised 28 September 2009 ,Accepted 21 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2009.10.020

Nutrition Research
Volume 30, Issue 1 , Pages 57-65 , January 2010

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