An Anti-Inflammatory Composition of Boswellia serrata Resin Extracts Alleviates Pain and Protects Cartilage in Monoiodoacetate-Induced Osteoarthritis in Rats

Figure 4

LI13019F1 alleviates pain and improves sensitivity to pain stimuli in MIA-induced Sprague-Dawley rats. (a) The graphical presentation shows gradual improvements in body-weight-bearing (g) capabilities of the LI13019F1-supplemented rats. The bar graphs in panels (b) and (c) show reductions in pain sensitivities to the thermal (in sec) and mechanical (in gram force) stimuli tested in the thermal probe test and von Frey test, respectively. The descriptions of the experimental groups are in the materials and methods section. The bars present the data mean ± SD; n = 6. (vs. NS group) and (vs. MIA group) indicate significance (), using two-way ANOVA. NS, normal saline.

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