Abstract
The naturally occurring gallotannin β-D-pentagalloylglucose (β-PGG) decreases tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) output from human peripheral blood mononucleocytes exposed to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) by as much as 90% (vs control) at ∼5 μM concentration. A qualitatively similar but less pronounced effect (∼50% decrease) was observed in the serum of rats dosed with both LPS and β-PGG. These results may have relevance to therapies that target disease states characterized by an overproduction of TNF-α.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1813-1815 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 23 2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry