-Glycyrrhetinic Acid Triggers Curative Th1 Response and Nitric Oxide Up-Regulation in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis Associated with the Activation of NF- B
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Curative Effect of 18β-Glycyrrhetinic Acid in Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis Depends on Phosphatase-Dependent Modulation of Cellular MAP Kinases
We earlier showed that 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA), a pentacyclic triterpenoid from licorice root, could completely cure visceral leishmaniasis in BALB/c mouse model. This was associated with induction of nitric oxide and proinflammatory cytokine production through the up regulation of NF-κB. In the present study we tried to decipher the underlying cellular mechanisms of the curative effect o...
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تاریخ انتشار 2005