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Research on life sciences detailed by scientists at ChungNam National University, Department of Toxicology
Published in Gastroenterology Week, March 15th, 2010
New investigation results, 'Inhibitory effect of 3-caffeoyl-4-dicaffeoylquinic acid from Salicornia herbacea against phorbol ester-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression in macrophages,' are detailed in a study published in Chemico-biological Interactions. "Salicornia herbacea (S. herbacea), an annual herb that grows in the salt marshes of the Korean peninsula, has been used as a folk medicine to treat a variety of diseases such as constipation, obesity, diabetes, and cancer. However, the effect of S. herbacea on inflammation is unclear," scientists in Korea report.
"In the present study, we investigated the effects of a novel chlorogenic acid,...
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