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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2015

Gallic Acid Is the Major Active Component of Cortex Moutan in Inhibiting Immune Maturation of Human Monocyte-Derived Dendritic Cells.

Ben Chung Lap Chan, Long Fei Li, Shui Qing Hu, Elaine Wat, Eric Chun Wai Wong, Vanilla Xin Zhang, Clara Bik San Lau, Chun Kwok Wong, Kam Lun Ellis Hon, Patrick Chi Leung Hui and 1 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ben Chung Lap ChanState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. benchan99@cuhk.edu.hk.
Long Fei LiState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. garylfli@cuhk.edu.hk.
Shui Qing HuState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. cellhu@gmail.com.
Elaine WatState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. cwwong_eric@cuhk.edu.hk.
Eric Chun Wai WongState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. cwwong_eric@cuhk.edu.hk.
Vanilla Xin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. vanilla2334@gmail.com.
Clara Bik San LauState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. claralau@cuhk.edu.hk.
Chun Kwok WongState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. ck-wong@cuhk.edu.hk.
Kam Lun Ellis HonDepartment of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong, China. ehon@cuhk.edu.hk.
Patrick Chi Leung HuiInstitute of Textiles and Clothing, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China. tchuip@inet.polyu.edu.hk.
Ping Chung LeungState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Institute of Chinese Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. pingcleung@cuhk.edu.hk.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKHong Kong Polytechnic University · HK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a widely prevalent and chronically relapsing inflammatory skin disease. Penta Herbs Formula (PHF) is efficacious in improving the quality of life and reducing topical corticosteroid used in children with AD and one of the active herbs it contains is Cortex Moutan. Recent studies showed that altered functions of dendritic cells (DC) were observed in atopic individuals, suggesting that DC might play a major role in the generation and maintenance of inflammation by their production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Hence, the aims of the present study were to identify the major active component(s) of Cortex Moutan, which might inhibit DC functions and to investigate their possible interactions with conventional corticosteroid on inhibiting the development of DC from monocytes. Monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDC) culture model coupled with the high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC), high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LCMS) analyses were used. Gallic acid was the major active component from Cortex Moutan which could dose dependently inhibit interleukin (IL)-12 p40 and the functional cluster of differentiation (CD) surface markers CD40, CD80, CD83 and CD86 expression from cytokine cocktail-activated moDC. Gallic acid could also lower the concentration of hydrocortisone required to inhibit the activation of DC.

Indexed as

Cell DifferentiationCells, CulturedDendritic CellsDrugs, Chinese HerbalGallic AcidHumansMonocytesPaeoniaDrugs, Chinese HerbalGallic Acidmoutan cortexatopic dermatitisCortex Moutandendritic cellsgallic acidhigh-speed counter-current chromatographyPenta Herb Formula

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