Inhibitory effect of St. John's Wort oil macerates on INF alpha-induced NF-kappa B activation and their fatty acid composition

ERDOĞAN ORHAN, İLKAY; KARTAL, Murat; Gulpinar, Ali; Yetkin, Gulin; Orlikova, Barbora; Diederich, Marc; Tasdemir, Deniz

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.030

Inhibitory effect of St. John's Wort oil macerates on INF alpha-induced NF-kappa B activation and their fatty acid composition

ERDOĞAN ORHAN İ., KARTAL M., Gulpinar A. R., Yetkin G., Orlikova B., Diederich M., ...More

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.155, no.2, pp.1086-1092, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 155 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.030
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1086-1092
Keywords: Hypericum perforatum, St. John's Wort oil, Oleum Hyperici, Fatty acid, NF-kappa B activation, TNF alpha, WOUND-HEALING ACTIVITY, HYPERICUM-PERFORATUM, OLIVE OIL, EXPRESSION, HYPERFORIN, INDUCTION, COMPONENT, CURCUMIN
Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: The oil macerates of Hypericum perforatum L. (St. John's Wort=SJW) have a long history of medicinal use and SJW has been used in traditional medicine both orally and topically for centuries worldwide mainly for wound healing, ulcer and inflammation.