Inhibitory effect of chlorophyll c2 from brown algae, Sargassum horneri, on degranulation of RBL-2H3 cells

The anti-allergic effect of alcohol extracts from edible seaweeds was evaluated by the degranulation of a rat basophilic leukemia cell line (RBL-2H3). Extracts prepared from the brown algae Sargassum horneri, Ecklonia cava and Ecklonia kurome, inhibited the degranulation of RBL-2H3 cells, whereas th...

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Main Authors: Hisashi Yoshioka, Akira Kamata, Tatsuya Konishi, Jun Takahashi, Hiroshi Oda, Tadakazu Tamai, Haruhiko Toyohara, Takuya Sugahara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464612001521