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2023, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (31): 5064-5070Prevention and treatment of bone-related diseases by regulating macrophages with Chinese medicineYang Chaoqiang1, Zhang Hulin2, Wang Xiaomin2, Wang Liang1, Wang Yican1
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Macrophages play a key role in regulating many physiological and pathological processes in humans and have been shown to be a key factor affecting the development of bone-related diseases. In recent years, studies have found that the prevention and treatment of bone-related diseases by regulating macrophages with traditional Chinese medicine have obvious advantages and considerable curative effects with its multi-target, multi-mechanism, multi-level, simple, convenient, inexpensive, effective, and small side effects. Key words: macrophage, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, intervertebral disc degeneration, traditional Chinese medicine |