Sargassum hemiphyllum Inhibits Atopic Allergic Reaction via the Regulation of Inflammatory Mediators

• Main Authors: Ho-Jeong Na (Author), Phil-Dong Moon (Author), Seong-Gum Ko (Author), Hee-Jung Lee (Author), Hyun-Ah Jung (Author), Seung-Heon Hong (Author), Youngwan Seo (Author), Jay-Min Oh (Author), Bong-Ho Lee (Author), Byoung-Wook Choi (Author), Hyung-Min Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sargassum hemiphyllum (SH) has long been used in Korean folk medicine for the therapeutic treatment of various allergic diseases. The effects of SH in previous experimental models, however, have been inconclusive. We studied the effects of methanol extract of SH on mast cells. Our experiments showed...