Role of human gut microbiota metabolism in the anti-inflammatory effect of traditionally used ellagitannin-rich plant materials

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 801-809

  Piwowarski, Jakub P ^a   Granica, Sebastian ^a   Zwierzyńska, Marta ^a   Stefańska, Joanna ^a   Schopohl, Patrick ^b   Melzig, Matthias F ^b   Kiss, Anna K ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ellagitannins; Gut microbiota; Inflammation; Urolithins

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ELLAGIC ACID; ELLAGITANNIN; ESCULIN; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA EXTRACT; FLAVAN 3 OL; FRAXIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; GERANIIN; GERANIUM PRATENSE EXTRACT; GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM EXTRACT; GEUM URBANUM EXTRACT; GLUCURONIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LYTHRUM SALICARIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POTENTILLA ANSERINA EXTRACT; POTENTILLA ERECTA EXTRACT; QUERCUS ROBUR EXTRACT; RAEUSCH RHIZOME EXTRACT; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS EXTRACT; RUBUS IDAEUS EXTRACT; TANNIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; UROLITHIN A; UROLITHIN B; UROLITHIN C; VESCALAGIN; 3,8-DIHYDROXY-6H-DIBENZO(B,D)PYRAN-6-ONE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; BLACKBERRY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG STRUCTURE; EX VIVO STUDY; FECES; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; GERANIUM PRATENSE; GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM; GEUM URBANUM; HERB; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; MACROPHAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; POTENTILLA ANSERINA; POTENTILLA ERECTA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUERCUS ROBUR; RAEUSCH RHIZOME; RASPBERRY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RHIZOME; THP 1 CELL LINE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ADULT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; GERANIUM PRATENSE; GERANIUM ROBERTIANUM; GEUM URBANUM; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; POTENTILLA ANSERINA; POTENTILLA ERECTA; QUERCUS ROBUR; RUBUS FRUTICOSUS; RUBUS IDAEUS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; COUMARINS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; HYDROLYZABLE TANNINS; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICROBIOTA; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84905560024     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.032     Document Type: Article

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