Polysaccharides from Dioscorea batatas induce tumor necrosis factor-α secretion via Toll-like receptor 4-mediated protein kinase signaling pathways

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 9892-9898

  Liu, Ju Yun ^a   Yang, Feng Ling ^a   Lu, Chun Ping ^a   Yang, Yu Liang ^a   Wen, Chi Luan ^b   Hua, Kuo Feng ^c   Wu, Shih Hsiung ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Discorea batatas; Macrophages; Mucopolysaccharides; Toll like receptor; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

DIOSCOREA ALATA; DIOSCOREA POLYSTACHYA; MURINAE;

PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN KINASE; TLR4 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; YAM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DIOSCOREA; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 58149359105     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf8018722     Document Type: Article

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