Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis
Joint Authors
Liu, Wei
Ren, Yan
Qiao, Wei
Fu, Dongliang
Han, Zhiwei
Ye, Weijie
Liu, Zun-Jing
Source
Journal of Immunology Research
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-09-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by dyslipidemia and mediated by both innate and adaptive immune responses.
Inflammation is a critical factor at all stages of atherosclerosis progression.
Proinflammatory cytokines accelerate atherosclerosis progression, while anti-inflammatory cytokines ameliorate the disease.
Accordingly, strategies to inhibit immune activation and impede immune responses towards anti-inflammatory activity are an alternative therapeutic strategy to conventional chemotherapy on cardiocerebrovascular outcomes.
Since a number of Chinese medicinal plants have been used traditionally to prevent and treat atherosclerosis, it is reasonable to assume that the plants used for such disease may suppress the immune responses and the resultant inflammation.
This review focuses on plants that have immunomodulatory effects on the production of inflammatory cytokine burst and are used in Chinese traditional medicine for the prevention and therapy of atherosclerosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ren, Yan& Qiao, Wei& Fu, Dongliang& Han, Zhiwei& Liu, Wei& Ye, Weijie…[et al.]. 2017. Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis. Journal of Immunology Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1182076
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ren, Yan…[et al.]. Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis. Journal of Immunology Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1182076
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ren, Yan& Qiao, Wei& Fu, Dongliang& Han, Zhiwei& Liu, Wei& Ye, Weijie…[et al.]. Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis. Journal of Immunology Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1182076
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1182076