
Natural Products for the Management of Arthritic Disorders
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Natural Products for the Management of Arthritic Disorders
About this book
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common inflammatory complication and affects approximately 1 % of the global population. It affects three times more women than men. RA is an autoimmune disorder elicited by exposure of genetic factors from the host to unknown antigens causing arthritogenic complaints. It also includes the activation of lymphocytes as well as CD4+ helper T cells along with local release of chronic inflammatory mediators and cytokines like tumor necrosis factor (TNF??) and various cytokines like interleukins (IL) that enormously affect the joints. The available allopathic therapies for RA are not a cure for the complications, and antibody therapy and surgical procedures are expensive. However, in the present era, researchers and healthcare professionals have moved toward natural medicines obtained from plants and other natural sources. Research based on developments in phytomedicine has progressed steadily. Evidence has been collected to show the massive therapeutic potential of medicinal plants used in various traditional systems against many pathological complications. Researchers have focused on the therapeutic potential of natural products used for treatment and counteracting various disorders along with their complications having negligible adverse effects. Natural Products for the Management of Arthritic Disorders compiles current knowledge about the bioactive compounds and herbal formulations useful in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. 11 chapters explain the role of natural products in the management of rheumatoid arthritis. Topics have been contributed by experts in medicinal chemistry and rheumatology. The book first introduces the reader to rheumatoid arthritis before delving into conventional and alternative therapies for the disease. The editors have also included special topics such as the biomarkers for RA, cytokines and anti-inflammatory mediators, preclinical and clinical studies. The range of topics should provide a comprehensive overview of natural remedies for arthritis and the role of natural products in anti-arthritic drug development. The information will be useful for many readers including medical and pharmacology students, multidisciplinary research scholars, scientists, pharma / herbal / food industrialists, and policy makers.
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Table of contents
- BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
- PREFACE
- List of Contributors
- Rheumatoid Arthritis: Introduction
- Conventional Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Role of Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Bioactive Compounds in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Traditional Medicinal Plants: Safe and Efficacious Potential Drugs in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Inflammatory Mediators and Cytokines involved in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Natural Products Targeting Various Mediators in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Herbal Formulations Useful in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Preclinical and Clinical Studies on Natural Products Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Phytochemicals: A New Approach for Targeting Biomarkers in the Management of Arthritis
- Potential Biomolecules from the Natural Sources for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Detailed Review