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Review
. 2018 Oct;43(20):3989-3999.
doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20180726.013.

[Research progress on anti-inflammatory mechanism of natural sesquiterpenoids]

[Article in Chinese]
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[Research progress on anti-inflammatory mechanism of natural sesquiterpenoids]

[Article in Chinese]
Li-Min Guo et al. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Sesquiterpenoid is a kind of compound widely distributed in nature, which has a wide range of biological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and immunomodulatory activities. This paper would review the anti-inflammatory mechanism of sesquiterpenoid. The mechanism is mainly by inhibiting the activation of nuclear factor (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs) and signal transducers and activators of transcription (STAT) signaling pathways and down-regulating the inflammatory gene expression including tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), prostaglandin E₂ (PGE₂), nitric oxide (NO), interleukin-1(IL-1), IL-6, IL-8 and other inflammatory factors. Thereby, the production and release of inflammatory cytokines are reduced to exert anti-inflammatory effect. This review is intended to provide reference for related research.

Keywords: anti-inflammatory; mechanism; research progress; sesquiterpenoid.

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The authors of this article and the planning committee members and staff have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

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