Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Natural Products Isolated from Soft Corals of Taiwan between 2008 and 2012

Marine Drugs

Wen-Chi Wei²  Ping-Jyun Sung³  Chang-Yih Duh¹  Bo-Wei Chen¹  Jyh-Horng Sheu¹ 

[1] Department of Marine Biotechnology and Resources, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan; E-Mails:;Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei 128, Taiwan; E-Mail:;National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium, Pingtung 944, Taiwan; E-Mail:

关键词: soft coral;    anti-inflammatory activity;    iNOS;    COX-2;    superoxide anion;    elastase;   

DOI  :  10.3390/md11104083

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This review reports details on the natural products isolated from Taiwan soft corals during the period 2008–2012 focusing on their in vitro and/or in vivo anti-inflammatory activities. Chemical structures, names, and literature references are also reported. This review provides useful and specific information on potent anti-inflammatory marine metabolites for future development of immune-modulatory therapeutics.

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