Administration of isoferulic acid improved the survival rate of lethal influenza virus pneumonia in mice

Background: Isoferulic acid (IFA) is a main active ingredient of the rhizoma of Cimicifuga heracleifolia, which is used frequently in Japanese traditional medicine as an anti-inflammatory drug. It has been revealed that IFA inhibits the production of macrophage inflammatory protein-2 (MIP-2), which...

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Main Authors: Shinya Sakai, Hiroshi Ochiai, Naoki Mantani, Toshiaki Kogure, Naotoshi Shibahara, Katsutoshi Terasawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629350120054572