Title : Guggulsterone, an anti-inflammatory phytosterol, inhibits tissue factor and arterial thrombosis.

Pub. Date : 2009 May

PMID : 18953480






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1 METHODS AND RESULTS: Guggulsterone inhibited TNF-alpha-induced endothelial TF protein expression and surface activity in a concentration-dependent manner; in contrast, dexamethasone did not affect TNF-alpha-induced TF expression. pregna-4,17-diene-3,16-dione tumor necrosis factor Mus musculus
2 Real-time polymerase chain reaction revealed that guggulsterone inhibited TNF-alpha-induced TF mRNA expression; moreover, it impaired activation of the MAP kinases JNK and p38, while that of ERK remained unaffected. pregna-4,17-diene-3,16-dione tumor necrosis factor Mus musculus