Ru-Huei Fu, Chia-Wen Tsai, Rong-Tzong Tsai, Shih-Ping Liu, Tzu-Min Chan, Yu-Chen Ho, Hsin-Lien Lin, Yue-Mi Chen, Huey-Shan Hung, Shao-Chih Chiu, Chang-Hai Tsai, Yu-Chi Wang, Woei-Cherng Shyu, Shinn-Zong Lin
Irisflorentin is an isoflavone component derived from the roots of Belamcanda chinensis (L.) DC. In traditional Chinese medicine, this herb has pharmacological properties to treat inflammatory disorders. Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial modulators for the development of optimal T-cell immunity and maintenance of tolerance. Aberrant activation of DCs can induce harmful immune responses, and so agents that effectively improve DC properties have great clinical value. We herein investigated the effects of irisflorentin on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated maturation of mouse bone marrow-derived DCs in vitro and in the contact hypersensitivity response (CHSR) in vivo...
2015: Cell Transplantation