Grindelia squarrosa Extract and Grindelic Acid Modulate Pro-inflammatory Functions of Respiratory Epithelium and Human Macrophages.

Gierlikowska B et al (2021).

Front Pharmacol.

DOI:

10.3389/fphar.2020.534111

PubMed:

33536899

Potential therapeutic effect of Chrysopogon zizanioides (Vetiver) as an anti-inflammatory agent.

Grover M et al (2021).

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.

DOI:

10.1007/s11356-021-12652-z

PubMed:

33534103

Cytotoxic and Anti-Inflammatory Sesquiterpenes from the Whole Plants of Centipeda minima.

Xue PH et al (2021).

J Nat Prod.

DOI:

10.1021/acs.jnatprod.0c00884

PubMed:

33533247

Pulmonaria obscura and Pulmonaria officinalis Extracts as Mitigators of Peroxynitrite-Induced Oxidative Stress and Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors-In Vitro and In Silico Studies.

Krzyżanowska-Kowalczyk J et al (2021).

Molecules.

DOI:

10.3390/molecules26030631

PubMed:

33530389

Effect of Argemone mexicana on Local Edema and LPS-Induced Neuroinflammation.

Scientists investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Argemone mexican L., a plant commonly used in Mexican traditional medicine. They tested an extract (AmMeOH), a fraction extracted with ethyl acetate (AmAcOEt), and four sub-fractions (AmF-1 to AmF-4) for their effectiveness against inflammation caused by 2-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and neuroinflammation caused by lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Treatment with AmAcOEt and AmF-3 showed the greatest reduction in inflammation and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the spleen and brain of mice with neuroinflammation. AmF-3 contains three flavonoids, including isoquercetin, which had the highest concentration. These findings suggest that A. mexican L. may have beneficial effects on inflammatory and nervous medical conditions.

Monterrosas-Brisson N et al (2021).

Chem Biodivers.

DOI:

10.1002/cbdv.202000790

PubMed:

33527713

Efficacy of water fraction from Dioscorea cirrhosa on oxidative stress and apoptosis in H9c2 cardiomyocytes induced by H2O2.

Liu C et al (2021).

J Tradit Chin Med.

DOI:

10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2021.01.007

PubMed:

33522197

Vitex negundo Linn. extract alleviates inflammatory aggravation and lung injury by modulating AMPK/PI3K/Akt/p38-NF-κB and TGF-β/Smad/Bcl2/caspase/LC3 cascade and macrophages activation in murine model of OVA-LPS induced allergic asthma.

Researchers studied the potential of Vitex negundo Linn., a medicinal plant, in managing allergic respiratory diseases. Its anti-tussive and bronchodilator properties suggest it could be beneficial for asthma. However, more scientific research is needed to understand its exact attributes and mechanism of action.

Tirpude NV et al (2021).

J Ethnopharmacol.

DOI:

10.1016/j.jep.2021.113894

PubMed:

33516930

In-vivo anti-inflammatory activity and safety assessment of the aqueous extract of Algerian Erica arborea L. (Ericaceae) aerial parts.

Amroun D et al (2021).

J Ethnopharmacol.

DOI:

10.1016/j.jep.2021.113881

PubMed:

33508369