Crude leaf extracts of Piperaceae species downmodulate inflammatory responses by human monocytes.

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the immunomodulatory effects of crude leaf extracts from Piper gaudichaudianum Kunth, P. arboreum Aub., P. umbellata L., P. fuligineum Kunth, and Peperomia obtusifolia A. Dietr. on an in vitro model of inflammatory response. The crude extracts were previously obta...

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Main Authors: Angela Carolina Finato, Thais Fernanda Fraga-Silva, Amanda Uliana Carvalho Prati, Amauri Alves de Souza Júnior, Bruna Fonseca Mazzeu, Lidiane Gaspareto Felippe, Rute Alves Pinto, Marjorie de Assis Golim, Maria Sueli Parreira Arruda, Maysa Furlan, James Venturini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6010286?pdf=render