Anti-inflammatory Activities of Diarylheptanoid from the Bark of Alnus japonica Steudel

The bark of Alnus japonica has been used of fever, hemorrhage and diarrehea in oriental traditional medicine. This research was focused on the anti-inflammatory activities of diarylheptanoid from the bark of A. japonica on RAW 264.7 cell line. Phytochemical examination of the bark of Alnus japonica Steudel had led to the isolation of ten diarylheptanoids. To investigate the anti-inflammatory activities of these compounds, nitric oxide and PGE2 production inhibitory in IFN-${\gamma}$, LPS stimulated RAW 264.7 cell were examined. (omitted)