fritillaria gentneri/inflammation

Peiminine (PMN) is the main component derived from Fritillaria ussuriensis and is used in traditional medicine in East Asia. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of PMN on atopic dermatitis (AD) induced by a dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) in Balb/c mice. Inflammatory cytokine expression of

The bulbs of plants belonging to the Fritillaria cirrhosa-group have been used as antitussive and expectorant herbs in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. In this study, we isolated two isomers of verticinone and imperialine, steroidal alkaloids belonging to the cevanine group, from

BACKGROUND Bulb of Fritillaria cirrhosa D.Don (BFC) has been wildly used in China for a long time for folk medicine since its significant therapeutic effects on respiratory diseases, such as cough, expectoration, pneumonia and bronchial inflammation, which are related to respiratory inflammatory

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death in the world. Present therapies for COPD have limited effect on reducing the progression of COPD and suppressing the inflammatory response in the lung. Bulbs of Fritillaria cirrhosa D. Don (BFC) have been used in many

Peiminine is the main biologically active component derived from Fritillaria ussuriensis. Peiminine was investigated in various pulmonary diseases, but its antiallergic effect and the related mechanism have not been reported yet. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of peiminine on mast

Fritillaria ussuriensis (FU, derived from the bulbs of various species of the genus Fritillaria, including Fritillaria thunbergii Miq.) is used in herbal medicine to treat conditions such as eczema, skin burns, and frostbite. In this study, we investigated the mechanism of the anti-allergy effect of

Fritillaria is a perennial herb with bulbs with multiple medicinal usages. Here, we optimized extraction and hydrolysis methods for different species and origins of Fritillaria to study their anti-inflammatory activities. Using ultrasound-assisted hot water extraction after hydrolysis by

BACKGROUND Bulbus Fritillaria Cirrhosae (BFC), known by the Chinese name "Chuan-Bei-Mu", is used as an antitussive, antiasthmatic and expectorant drug for more than 2000 years in China, and Bulbus of Fritillaria wabuensis S. Y. Tang & S. C. Yueh (BFW) was recorded in the 2010 edition of China

Fritillaria is one of the most important herbs in Chinese traditional medicine and represents an annual ￥700 million industry. It is often used as an anti-inflammatory, pain relieving and antitussive medicine. However, the mechanisms of these effects are still unclear. Peimine is one of active

.Influenza viruses cause respiratory diseases in humans and animals with high morbidity and mortality rates. Conventional anti-influenza drugs are reported to exert side-effects and newly emerging viral strains tend to develop resistance to these commonly used agents. Fritillaria thunbergii

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of Compound Zhajin Granule (CZG) on Toll-like re-ceptor 4 (TLR4) signaling pathway in high-fructose corn syrup induced NASH mice. METHODS Thirty 6-week-old male C3H mice were divided into the high fat and high fructose (HFHFr) group (n = 20) and the control group (n =

Seasonal and pandemic influenza infections are serious threats to public health and the global economy. Since antigenic drift reduces the effectiveness of conventional therapies against the virus, herbal medicine has been proposed as an alternative. Fritillaria thunbergii (FT) have been

OBJECTIVE To compare the physiological activity of Fritillaria pallidiflora alkaloids(FPA) with that of F. delavayi alkaloids(FDA). METHODS Xylene-induced ear swelling in mice, SO2-induced cough in mice, expectorant experiment on phenolsulfon phthalein excretion and bacteria incubation in vitro,

BACKGROUND Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbal formulae provide valuable therapeutic strategies. However, the active ingredients and mechanisms of action remain unclear for most of these formulae. Therefore, the identification of complex mechanisms is a major challenge in TCM

BACKGROUND The bulb of Fritillaria thunbergii has been utilised as mucoregulators and expectorants for controlling the airway inflammatory diseases in folk medicine. OBJECTIVE We investigated whether verticine, ebeiedine and suchengbeisine isolated from the bulbs of Fritillaria thunbergii inhibit