Abstract
The clinical or experimental study proves that Chinese medicine such as Tripteryglum wilfordii, Lignum Sappan, Caulis Sinomenii, Radix Trichosanthis and Herba Artemisiae Annuae have good immunosuppressive activity. Further researches on the immunosuppressive active components from Chinese medicine have been the main direction in recent years. The recent researches on immunosuppressive effect and possible mechanisms for the monomers such as triperine, triptolide, bazilein, potosappanin A, sinomenine, trichosanthin and artemisinin extracted from those Chinese medicine are introduced in this review.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Artemisinins / pharmacology
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Artemisinins / therapeutic use
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Diterpenes / pharmacology
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Diterpenes / therapeutic use
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / pharmacology
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
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Epoxy Compounds / pharmacology
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Epoxy Compounds / therapeutic use
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Humans
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Immunosuppressive Agents / pharmacology*
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Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use*
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Morphinans / pharmacology
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Morphinans / therapeutic use
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Phenanthrenes / pharmacology
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Phenanthrenes / therapeutic use
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Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
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Trichosanthin / pharmacology
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Trichosanthin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Artemisinins
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Diterpenes
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Epoxy Compounds
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Immunosuppressive Agents
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Morphinans
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Phenanthrenes
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triptolide
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Trichosanthin
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sinomenine
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artemisinin