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β-Sitosterol modulates macrophage polarization and attenuates rheumatoid inflammation in mice

Rui LiuDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Donglin HaoDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Wenya XuDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Jinjin LiDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Xiaoru LiDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Dong ShenDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Science & Technology Town Hospital, Suzhou, PR China;Department of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Kang ShengDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Lin ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Weiwei XuDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Zhongen GaoDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Xu ZhaoDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;
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Qiuhong LiuDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;Correspondence[email protected]
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Yiting ZhangDepartment of Rheumatism, Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou, PR China;Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 161-168 | Received 01 Aug 2018, Accepted 28 Jan 2019, Published online: 24 Mar 2019

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