Evaluation of in vitro anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Korean and Chinese Lonicera caerulea.

Hae-Jeung Lee Il Je Cho Joo Wan Kim Sun-Kyoung Lee Sae Kwang Ku Hae Jeung Lee

Published in: Nutrition research and practice (2018)

Thus, the Korean and Chinese HBs were found to possess favorable in vitro anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Nrf2 and its related anti-oxidant genes were associated with both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory activities in HB-treated cells. Further studies are needed to confirm these in vivo effects.

Keyphrases

anti inflammatory
oxidative stress
induced apoptosis
gene expression
transcription factor
dna methylation
cell proliferation
endoplasmic reticulum stress
drug induced