Immunostimulation by plant polyphenols: A relationship between tumor necrosis factor-α production and tannin structure

Ken S. Feldman, Kiran Sahasrabudhe, Randall S. Smith, William J. Scheuchenzuber

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Abstract

The ability of the naturally occurring tumoricidal ellagitannin coriariin A to stimulate secretion of both IL-1β and TNF-α from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells has been demonstrated. Companion studies with the monomeric gallotannin β-D-pentagalloylglucose and a synthesized dimeric gallotannin-ellagitannin hybrid suggest that TNF-α rather than IL- 1β is the causative agent in tannin-mediated antitumor action in vivo, in contrast to an earlier proposal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)985-990
Number of pages6
JournalBioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters
Volume9
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 5 1999

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry
  • Molecular Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Pharmaceutical Science
  • Drug Discovery
  • Clinical Biochemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

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