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BACKGROUND
A Korean herbal medicine, KOTMIN13, composed of Inula japonica Thunberg, Trichosanthes kirilowii Maximowicz var. japonica kitamura, Peucedanum praeruptorum Dunn, and Allium macrostemon Bge, has been used for anti-allergic and anti-asthmatic treatment in oriental clinics, but its activity
This study was carried out to elucidate the antiinflammatory effect of 50% ethanol extract obtained from the fruit of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxm, and its effective parts. The cut dried fruit was separated into the whole fruit, seeds and remaining parts, and each part was extracted with 50%
Trichosanthes tricuspidata Lour., also known as T. palmata Roxb, T. bracteata Lam., T. puber Blume, and Modecca bracteata, is a vine belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family (English name: redball snake gourd). Distributed in China, South and East Asia, and tropical
The present study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of α-eleostearic acid and punicic acid, two isomers of conjugated linolenic acid (CLnA) present in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and snake gourd oil (Trichosanthes anguina), respectively, against oxidative stress, inflammatory challenge
Five triterpenes with a D:C-friedo-oleanane skeleton, D:C-friedo-oleana-7,9(11)-diene-3 beta,29-diol (3-epikarounidiol), 7-oxo-D:C-friedo-olean-8-en-3 beta-ol (7-oxoisomultiflorenol), 7-oxo-8 beta-D:C-friedo-olean-9(11)-ene-3 alpha,29-diol, D:C-friedo-olean-8-ene-3 alpha,29-diol (3-epibryonolol),
OBJECTIVE
Trichosanthes cucumerina Linn. (Family: Cucurbitaceae) is one of the medicinal plants that is often used in Sri Lankan traditional systems of medicine. One of its uses is the treatment of inflammatory conditions. However, validity of the anti-inflammatory activity has not been
The peel of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim is clinically used to treat cardiovascular diseases in China. In this study, the NF-κB inhibitory activity of the peel of T. kirilowii Maxim extracts was determined by Dual-Luciferase Reporter Assay System, and the results showed 70% ethanol
Of the 32 Trichosanthes species in China, T. kirilowii Maxim. is the most renowned species used in traditional Chinese medicine and has diverse pharmacological properties. However, most of the phytochemical studies of T. kirilowii have focused on the fruits and seeds. In our investigation of the
Trichosanthes dioica Roxb. (Cucurbitaceae), called pointed gourd in English, is a dioecious climber grown in the Indian subcontinent. This study evaluated the anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory effects of triterpenoid-enriched extract of T. dioica root (CETD) in rodents at the doses of 50 and
Trichosanthes kirilowii exhibits various biological functions including anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic and anticancer activities. In this study, a novel protein with anti-cancer activity, named as TKP, was purified from Trichosanthes kirilowii fruit by cell-base screening. Mass spectrometry and
The present study aimed to investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of the ethanolic extract of the aerial parts of Trichosanthes dioica and its successive fractions. The effect on oxidative stress involved in the pathogenesis of inflammation was evaluated. The ethanolic extract and its successive
Cytokine-induced neutrophil chemoattractant (CINC), a rat interleukin-8 (IL-8), was quantitated by using a sensitive ELISA. The CINC was induced up to 20 ng/ml from basal 1-2 ng/ml in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated peritoneal macrophages. This CINC induction was significantly inhibited by
The nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) transcription factors control many physiological processes including inflammation, apoptosis, and angiogenesis. In our search for NF-κB inhibitors from natural resources, we identified 4',6-dihydroxy-4-methoxyisoaurone (ISOA) as an inhibitor of NF-κB activation from the
BACKGROUND
Trichosanthis Fructus (ripe fruits of Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. and Trichosanthes rosthornii Harms) is an essential traditional Chinese medicine to treat thoracic obstruction, angina, cardiac failure, myocardial infarction, pulmonary heart disease, some cerebral ischaemic diseases,
The aqueous extracts of 24 herbs traditionally used as curing ischemic heart disease in clinic in China were screened for their in vitro angiogenic activity, another twenty-four traditionally used as anti-tumor or anti-inflammatory remedies in China were screened for their in vitro anti-angiogenic