Curcumin (Curcuma longa) Supplementation Associated with Low-Dose Prednisone Improves Morphofunctional, Histomorphometric and Postsynaptic Aspects of the Rectus Femoris Muscle in Old Female Wistar Rats with Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis
SUMMARY Objective. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease. Here we analyzed the effects of the supplementation with curcumin (CM) in a treatment with prednisone (PD) on hind paw’ functionality and rectus femoris histomorphometric and immunohistochemical aspects. Methods. Thirty female 18 months-old Wistar rats were divided in six groups: control (CG), arthritis (AG), arthritis CM … Continued