Differential induction of isolated lymphoid follicles in the gut by 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid.

18β-glycyrrhetinic acid (GRA) is a pharmacologically active component of licorice root with documented immunomodulatory properties. We reported that GRA administered orally to mice induces B cell recruitment to isolated lymphoid follicles (ILF) in the small intestine and shortens the duration of rot...

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Main Authors: Jay M Hendricks, Diana C Lowe, Michele E Hardy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4081046?pdf=render