The potent anti-inflammatory agent escin does not increase corticosterone secretion and immune cell apoptosis in mice

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Escin exerts potent glucocorticoid-like anti-inflammatory effects. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the anti-inflammatory effect of escin is through the up-regulation of glucocorticoids and if escin induces pathological changes in immune organs. Mice were administrated with escin intravenously for 7 days before observing the relevant parameters. The results showed that escin exhibits a potent anti-inflammatory effect, but does not increase corticosterone secretion in mice, and does not increase immune cell apoptosis in the spleen and thymus of mice. These findings suggest that the anti-inflammatory effect of escin is not dependent on the release of corticosterone.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

Enthalten in:

Fitoterapia - 82(2011), 6 vom: 11. Sept., Seite 861-7

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Leiming [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hongsheng [VerfasserIn]
Fan, Huaying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Tian [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Na [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Pengfei [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Fenghua [VerfasserIn]

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6805-41-0
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Corticosterone
Escin
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
W980KJ009P

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Date Completed 08.04.2013

Date Revised 21.11.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fitote.2011.04.004

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NLM20846297X