Immunosuppressive Activity of 8-Gingerol on Immune Responses in Mice

8-Gingerol is one of the principal components of ginger, which is widely used in China and elsewhere as a food, spice and herb. It shows immunosuppressive activity on the immune responses to ovalbumin (OVA) in mice. In the present study, we found that 8-gingerol suppressed lipopolysaccharide (LPS) a...

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Main Authors: Wenhui Qian, Guoren Huang, Xuming Deng, Guanghong Xie, Xue Shen, Shuang Guan, Jing Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-03-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/16/3/2636/