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Sinomenine inhibits maturation of monocyte-derived dendritic cells through blocking activation of NF-kappa B.
International immunopharmacology - 1 May 2007
Zhao Yi, Li Juan, Yu Keqiang, Liu Yi, Chen Xiaoguang
Abstract excerpt
Sinomenine, a purified alkaloid extracted from Sinomenium acutum, has been employed to treat arthritis for a long time. Previous studies have shown that sinomenine has favorable function of immunosuppression, but the exact mechanism has not been illustrated yet. In this study, we investigated the effect of sinomenine on human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs). Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced DCs, exposed to...
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