coniferyl alcohol/inflammation

Flavonolignans are the major bioactive components presented in the Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) standarized extract - silymarin. S. marianum is a medicinal plant, which has been using for thousands of years as a remedy for a variety of ailments. Since the 70s of the last century flavonolignans

Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) plays a crucial role in the apparent link between tumor growth and chronic inflammation. Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 and microsomal PGE(2) synthase-1, which are overexpressed in many cancers, are functionally coupled and thus produce massive PGE(2) in various tumors. Curcumin,

Flavonolignans are plant natural products, composed of a flavonoid moiety and a lignan (phenylpropanoid) part. Current literature focuses on flavonolignans formed from taxifolin and coniferyl alcohol as e.g. silybin and its congeners from fruit extract from the purple variety of the milk thistle