Kakkonto Inhibits Cytokine Production Induced by Rhinovirus Infection in Primary Cultures of Human Nasal Epithelial Cells

• Main Authors: Natsumi Saito (Author), Akiko Kikuchi (Author), Mutsuo Yamaya (Author), Xue Deng (Author), Mitsuru Sugawara (Author), Shin Takayama (Author), Ryoichi Nagatomi (Author), Tadashi Ishii (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rhinovirus (RV) is a primary etiologic agent of common cold that can subsequently acutely exacerbate bronchial asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Kakkonto (Ge-gen-tang in Chinese), one of the most frequently prescribed traditional Japanese (Kampo) medicines, is used for treating common...