Screening the Best Compatibility of Selaginella moellendorffii Prescription on Hyperuricemia and Gouty Arthritis and Its Mechanism

Figure 5

The effects of SMP-3 extract on paw edema (a), IL-1β (b), PGE-2 (c), IL-8 (d), and NO (e) level in gouty arthritis rats. Values shown are mean ± SEM (n=8). < 0.01 and < 0.05 compared with the normal control group; ^#P < 0.05 and ^##P < 0.01 compared with the MSU control group. CON, normal control group; MSU, monosodium urate control group; COL, colchicine group; SMP-3, SMP-3 group.

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