title: Chemical analysis and anti-inflammatory comparison of the cell culture of Glycyrrhiza with its field cultivated variety.
abstract: Suspended cells of Glycyrrhiza (CG) possessed a similar content of flavonoids and a lower content of triterpenes, when compared with its field cultivated equivalent (NG). Xylene-induced ear oedema and ovalbumin-induced mouse paw oedema were applied, to compare the effects of CG and NG on the acute inflammatory response. Extracts of the cell culture of Glycyrrhiza possessed a similar anti-inflammatory effect to those of NG, through the enhancement of the SOD activity of plasma and liver tissues. The use of a cell culture of liquorice instead of field cultivation would be potentially profitable.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, College of Biotechnology, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
authors.forename: Shuli
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Man
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Wenyuan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Songbo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Liming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Peigen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006035:Glycyrrhiza / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts