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SUBMITTER: Dong GC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2701378 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Dong Guo-Chung GC Chuang Ping-Hsien PH Chang Kai-chun KC Jan Pey-shynan PS Hwang Pei-Ing PI Wu Huan-Bin HB Yi Myunggi M Zhou Huan-Xiang HX Chen Hueih Min HM
Pharmaceutical research 20081107 2
<h4>Purpose</h4>Cynarin, a potential immunosuppressant that blocks the interaction between the CD28 of T-cell receptor and CD80 of antigen presenting cells, was found in Echinacea purpurea by a new pharmaceutical screening method: After Flowing Through Immobilized Receptor (AFTIR; Dong et al., J Med Chem, 49: 1845-1854, 2006). This Echinacea component is the first small molecule that is able to specifically block "signal 2" of T-cell activation.<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, we used the AFTIR me ...[more]