Anti-inflammatory effects of herbal preparations STW5 and STW5-II in cytokine-challenged normal human colon cells.

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic relapsing intestinal disorders characterized by up-regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines followed by invasion of immune cells to the intestinal lamina propria. Standard therapies consist of anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive drugs. Since clinical...

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Main Authors: Mathias Schneider, Thomas Efferth, Heba Abdel-Aziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphar.2016.00393/full