Antiviral Natural Products and Herbal Medicines
- Liang-Tzung Lin, Wen-Chan Hsu, Chun‐ching Lin
- BiologyJournal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
- 1 January 2014
In this mini-review, a summary of the antiviral effects reported for several natural products and herbal medicines is summarized.
Preparation, physicochemical characterization, and antioxidant effects of quercetin nanoparticles.
- Tzu-hui Wu, F. Yen, Liang-Tzung Lin, T. Tsai, Chun‐ching Lin, T. Cham
- Materials ScienceInternational journal of pharmaceutics
- 4 January 2008
Antiviral activities of extracts and selected pure constituents of Ocimum basilicum
- L. Chiang, L. Ng, Pei-Win Cheng, W. Chiang, Chun‐ching Lin
- BiologyClinical and Experimental Pharmacology and…
- 1 October 2005
1. Ocimum basilicum (OB), also known as sweet basil, is a well known medicinal herb in traditional Chinese medicine preparations. In the present study, extracts and purified components of OB were…
ANTIVIRAL EFFECTS OF SAIKOSAPONINS ON HUMAN CORONAVIRUS 229E IN VITRO
- Pei-Win Cheng, L. Ng, L. Chiang, Chun‐ching Lin
- Chemistry, BiologyClinical and Experimental Pharmacology and…
- 21 June 2006
The present results indicate that saikosaponin B2 has potent anticoronaviral activity and that its mode of action possibly involves interference in the early stage of viral replication, such as absorption and penetration of the virus.
Plumbagin (5-Hydroxy-2-methyl-1,4-naphthoquinone) Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest in A549 Cells through p53 Accumulation via c-Jun NH2-Terminal Kinase-Mediated Phosphorylation at Serine 15 in…
- Y. Hsu, C. Cho, P. Kuo, Yu-Ting Huang, Chun‐ching Lin
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental…
- 1 August 2006
A critical role for JNK and p53 is suggested in plumbagin-induced G2/M arrest and apoptosis of human nonsmall cell lung cancer cells.
Antioxidant activity of Cinnamomum cassia
- Chun‐ching Lin, Sue-Jing Wu, Cheng-Hsiung Chang, L. Ng
- Chemistry, MedicinePhytotherapy Research
- 1 August 2003
EECC revealed the strongest antioxidant activity followed by α‐tocopherol and HWECC, and could be used as a good source of antioxidant in the dietary supplement.
Asiatic Acid, a Triterpene, Induces Apoptosis and Cell Cycle Arrest through Activation of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinase and p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Pathways in Human Breast…
- Y. Hsu, P. Kuo, Liang-Tzung Lin, Chun‐ching Lin
- Biology, ChemistryJournal of Pharmacology and Experimental…
- 1 April 2005
A critical role for ERK1/2 and p38 but not JNK, p53, and Fas/Fas ligand in asiatic acid-induced S-G2/M arrest and apoptosis of human breast cancer cells is implied.
Immunomodulatory activities of flavonoids, monoterpenoids, triterpenoids, iridoid glycosides and phenolic compounds of Plantago species.
- L. Chiang, L. Ng, W. Chiang, Mei-Yin Chang, Chun‐ching Lin
- BiologyPlanta Medica
- 1 July 2003
The tested compounds, which possess immunostimulating activities, may contribute to the traditional claims of Plantago-based natural products used in treating cancers and infectious diseases.
Antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities of Terminalia chebula.
- Hua-Yew Cheng, T. Lin, K. Yu, C. Yang, Chun‐ching Lin
- ChemistryBiological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin
- 1 September 2003
All tested extracts and pure compounds of T. chebula exhibited antioxidant activity at different magnitudes of potency, and the antioxidant activity of each pure compound was derived from different pathways and was suggested to be specific.
Hydrolyzable Tannins (Chebulagic Acid and Punicalagin) Target Viral Glycoprotein-Glycosaminoglycan Interactions To Inhibit Herpes Simplex Virus 1 Entry and Cell-to-Cell Spread
- Liang-Tzung Lin, Ting-Ying Chen, C. Richardson
- BiologyJournal of Virology
- 9 February 2011
It is suggested that the hydrolyzable tannins CHLA and PUG may be useful as competitors for glycosaminoglycans in the management of HSV-1 infections and that they may help reduce the risk for development of viral drug resistance during therapy with nucleoside analogues.
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