申请人:Hong Kong Baptist University
公开号:US20140200265A1
公开(公告)日:2014-07-17
This invention relates to the use of a natural compound from natural sources for its therapeutic uses. More particularly, it relates to a compound 1,3,5,7-tetrahydroxy-8-isoprenylxanthone (TI, FIG.
1
), that is naturally occurring in the plant of
Garcinia esculenta
Y. H. Li, and its biological activity of inhibiting nitric oxide production and microRNA 155 expression in stimulated macrophages, which can be developed as potential anti-inflammatory drugs.