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Wogonin prevents alcohol-induced gastric mucosal damage in rats.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Wogonin
Pharmacological Actions : Apoptotic

Saturated fatty acids, palm oil and medium chain triglycerides, reverse inflammatory and fibrotic changes in rat liver despite continued ethanol administration.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Additional Keywords : beneficial saturated fats

Arginine reverses ethanol-induced inflammatory and fibrotic changes in liver despite continued ethanol administration.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Arginine

Dietary saturated fatty acids down-regulate cyclooxygenase-2 and tumor necrosis factor alfa and reverse fibrosis in alcohol-induced liver disease in the rat.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Hops (H. lupulus) has anti-inflammatory activity in a mouse model of athritis.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Hops
Pharmacological Actions : Postaglandin PGE2 downregulation
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Vitamin C attenuates aspirin-induced gastric damage.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Vitamin C

Apigenin, a dietary flavonoid, suppresses lupus by inhibiting autoantigen presentation in mice.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Apigenin
Pharmacological Actions : NF-kappaB inhibitor

EPA supplementation significantly reduces Cox-2 enzyme expression in Barrett's esophagus.

Study Type : Human Study
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Chinese skullcap (Scutellaria baicalensis) significantly improves functional recovery from spinal cord injury in rats by inhibiting inflammation and oxidative stress after injury.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Chinese skullcap
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Bee venom and its major component melittin reduce proinflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated microglia.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Bee Venom

Huperzine A protects against brain oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced injury.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Huperzine

Fisetin has a strong anti-inflammatory activity in brain microglia, and could be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of neuroinflammatory diseases.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Fisetin, flavonoids

Ginger inhibits micoglial cell activiation associated with brain inflammation.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Ginger

Butterbur (P. hybridus) exhibits ant-inflammatory activity in rat microglial (brain) cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Butterbur
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Chinese skullcap (baicalein) has anticancer activity, especially for prostate and breast cancer.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Chinese skullcap

American Ginseng inhibits induced COX-2 and NFKB activation in breast cancer cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Ginseng (American)
Diseases : Breast Cancer
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Curcumin works synergistically with paclitaxel to inhibit breast cancer cell metastasis to the lung in a mouse model.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Curcumin
Additional Keywords : Drug: Paclitaxel, drug synergy

Sesamin manifests chemopreventive effects in a wide range of cancer cell lines.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Sesame Seeds
Additional Keywords : sesamin

Capsaicin is a novel chemopreventive molecule.

Study Type : Commentary
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Substances : Capsaicin
Diseases : Cancers

Theaflavins from black tea selectively inhibit SV40-transformed cancer cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Antiproliferative , Apoptotic
Additional Keywords : selective cytotoxicity

Antrodia camphorata extract, when combined with anti-tumor agents, showed adjuvant antiproliferative effects on multi-drug resistant hepatoma.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Antrodia camphorata
Pharmacological Actions : Antineoplastic Agents, Cell cycle arrest
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Omega-3 fatty acids block cholangiocarcinoma cell growth.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative

Pine need extract is anti-inflammatory and has a protective effect on cholesteorl oxidation.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Enzyme Inhibitors

Ginkgo biloba extract anti-inflammatory properties and ameliorates colitis in mice.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Ginkgo biloba
Diseases : Colitis, Inflammation
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Apoptotic
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Dietary flaxseed may be chemopreventive for intestinal and colon tumor development in mice possibly by increasing omega -3 fatty acid levels, lignans, and decreasing COX-1 and COX-2 levels.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Dietary flaxseed meal containing high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and lignans is effective in preventing colon tumor development when compared with dietary corn meal possibly by increasing omega-3 fatty acid levels and decreasing COX-1 and COX-2 levels.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Diseases : Colon Cancer
Pharmacological Actions : Cyclooxygenase 1 Inhibitor

Pomegranate juice, total pomegranate ellagitannins, and punicalagin suppress inflammatory cell signaling in colon cancer cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Pomegranate
Diseases : Colon Cancer
Additional Keywords : Antineoplastic Agents

Fisetin induces programmed cell death in colon cancer cells by inhibiting inflammatory enzymes and signaling pathways.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Fisetin, flavonoids
Diseases : Colon Cancer
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Olive oil polyphenols inhibit human colon cancer cell proliferation.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Diseases : Colon Cancer

A daily dose of 3.6 g curcumin achieves pharmacologically efficacious levels in the colorectum with negligible distribution of curcumin outside the gut.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Curcumin
Pharmacological Actions : Chemopreventive
Additional Keywords : Antineoplastic Agents

Fermented brown rice and rice bran have a chemopreventive effect on inflammation-related colorectal carcinogenesis in mice.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Curcumin enhances the effects of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) in mediating growth inhibition of colon cancer cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Curcumin
Additional Keywords : Drug: 5-flourouracil., drug synergy

Gleditsia sinensis has an inhibitory effect on cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Gleditsia sinensis
Pharmacological Actions : Antineoplastic Agents, Antiproliferative
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Spirulina has favorable effects on lipid profiles, immune variables and antioxidant capacity in healthy individuals.

Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Spirulina
Diseases : High Cholesterol

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) has anti-angiogenic, anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive (pain-killing) activities.

Study Type : Review
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Substances : Dandelion
Diseases : Inflammation

Wasabi contains an anti-inflammatory compound effective in attenuating COX-2 production.

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Substances : Wasabi
Diseases : Inflammation

Constituents of Asparagus officinalis have anti-inflammatory activity against the Cox-2 enzyme.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Asparagus
Diseases : Inflammation
Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Rosehip extract reduces inflammation by inhibiting cox-1 and cox-2 enzyme activity.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Rose Hips
Diseases : Inflammation

Crocin, a carotenoid fround within Gardenia jasminoides and Crocus sativus (Safron) has significant anti-inflammatory activity.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Gardenia, Saffron
Diseases : Inflammation

Maitake contains cyclooxygenase inhibitory and antioxidant compounds.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Maitake Mushroom
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors

The truffle from Elaphomyces granulatus exhibits anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Truffles
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants

Resveratrol inhibits proinflammatory cytokine (IL-8) production in monocytic cells.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Resveratrol
Diseases : Inflammation

Dandelion contains compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Dandelion
Pharmacological Actions : Antioxidants, Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts

Chamomile is a novel and selective COX-2 inhibitor with anti-inflammatory activity.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Apigenin, Chamomile

Curcumin has been demonstrated to be safe in six human trials and has demonstrated anti-inflammatory activity.

Study Type : Review
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Substances : Curcumin
Diseases : Inflammation

Apples rich polyphenols reduce colonic inflammation in rats.

Study Type : Transgenic Animal Study
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Pharmacological Actions : Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Dietary feeding of grape seed extract prevents intestinal tumorigenesis in mice.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Grape Seed Extract
Pharmacological Actions : Antiproliferative , Apoptotic

Hyaluronan inhibits prostaglandin E2 (inflammatory hormone) production in human macrophages.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Hyaluronic Acid

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids inhibit liver cancer cell growth.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Diseases : Liver Cancer

Curcumin has nutritional potential as a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory agent for treating osteoarthritis.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Curcumin
Diseases : Osteoarthritis

Resveratrol suppresses inflammation associated with osteoarthritis.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Resveratrol
Diseases : Osteoarthritis
Pharmacological Actions : NF-kappaB inhibitor

Omega-3 fatty acids cause a reduction in the mRNA levels for various proteins known to be important in the pathology of osteoarthritis.

Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Osteoarthritis

Avocado soybean unsaponifiables and epigallocatechin gallate reduce inflammation in chondrocytes.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Diseases : Osteoarthritis

Tabebuia tree bark contains beta-lapachone which inhibits prostate cancer cells via downregulation of cox-2 enzyme, PGE2 and telomerase activity.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Tabebuia
Diseases : Prostate Cancer

Saw palmetto berry extract inhibits prostate cancer cell growth in part through Cox-2 enzyme inhibition.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Saw Palmetto
Diseases : Prostate Cancer

Feverfew contains the compound parthenolide which has a chemopreventive action against UVB-induced skin caner.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Feverfew
Diseases : Skin Cancer

Resveratrol induces programmed cell death in human uterine cancer cells.

Study Type : In Vitro Study
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Substances : Resveratrol
Diseases : Uterine Cancer
Pharmacological Actions : Apoptotic, Prostaglandin Antagonists
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Carrot seeds contain phytochemicals capable of inhibiting inflammatory enzymes.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Substances : Carrot
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