EFFETS OF SERUM CONTAINING OPTIMIZED GOUT MIXTURES (CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE) ON EXPRESSIONS OF TNF-α AND IL-1β OF HUMAN VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CELLS INDUCED BY URATE
Objective To study the effects of serum containing optimized gout mixtures(OGM)-a Chinese medicinal formulae-on expressions of TNF-α and IL-1β in human umbilical vein endothelial cells(HUVECs) stimulated by urate. Methods Thirty-six Wistar rats were randomly divided into gout mixture(GM) group,OGM group and control group.The rats in each group were given tenfold concentration of GM,OGM,and normal saline,respectively,twice a day,for one week,intragastrically.The rats were sacrificed one hour after the last m...