Immunology Studies

Phenolic Glycosides from the Roots of Ficus hirta Vahl. and Their Antineuroinflammatory Activities.

Researchers isolated seven new phenolic glycosides and 20 related compounds from the roots of Vahl, an edible functional food. They tested the antineuroinflammatory effects of all compounds using Western blot and found that two compounds, labeled and , decreased the occurrence of neuroinflammation in microglia cells. The results suggest that these compounds could potentially be used to treat neurodegenerative diseases by inhibiting proteins in NF-κB, MAPK, or AKT signaling pathways.

Ye X et al (2020).
J Agric Food Chem.
PubMed:
32167773

Analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties of hydroalcoholic extracts of Malva sylvestris, Carum carvi or Medicago sativa, and their combination in a rat model.

Seddighfar M, Mirghazanfari SM and Dadpay M (2020).
J Integr Med.
PubMed:
32113847