Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
Plant‐Derived Heterocyclic Compounds: A Promising Review on Natural Remedies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Management and Their Mechanistic Insights in Inflammation and Joint Protection
ABSTRACT Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) represents a persistent autoimmune disease that causes continuous joint inflammation and results in synovial tissue overgrowth and worsening cartilage breakdown together with degeneration of bones. The existing pharmaceutical treatments provide symptom management although they create important adverse effects and raise ongoing security concerns. Plant‐derived heterocyclic compounds present themselves as promising pharmaceutical substitution options because they demonstrate a wide …