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Table 1 Arthritic score

From: Traditional Chinese medicine formula Bi-Qi capsule alleviates rheumatoid arthritis-induced inflammation, synovial hyperplasia, and cartilage destruction in rats

Group (n = 8)

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Healthy

0

0

0

0

0

Arthritic

4.38 ± 0.35

4.50 ± 0.53

4.44 ± 0.32

4.38 ± 0.44

4.25 ± 0.27

BQ high dose

4.44 ± 0.42

4.56 ± 0.42

4.25 ± 0.46

4.13 ± 0.44

3.69 ± 0.37***

BQ moderate dose

4.50 ± 0.46

4.38 ± 0.35

4.19 ± 0.53

3.94 ± 0.32

3.31 ± 0.26****, &

MTX

4.44 ± 0.42

4.44 ± 0.32

4.31 ± 0.26

4.06 ± 0.56

3.63 ± 0.35***

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD
  2. BQ Bi-Qi capsule, MTX methotrexate
  3. Significant effect of treatment compared to arthritic group, ***P < 0.001, ****P < 0.0001; compared to BQ high-dose and MTX groups, &P < 0.05