Lankun Wu
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Wu L, Rowe E, Jeftinija K, Jeftinija S, Rizshsky L, Nikolau B, et al.
BMC Complement Altern Med
. 2010 Nov;
10:72.
PMID: 21092239
Background: With a traditional medical use for treatment of various ailments, herbal preparations of Echinacea are now popularly used to improve immune responses. One likely mode of action is that...
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LaLone C, Rizshsky L, Hammer K, Wu L, Solco A, Yum M, et al.
J Agric Food Chem
. 2009 Oct;
57(19):8820-30.
PMID: 19807154
Because of the popularity of Echinacea as a dietary supplement, researchers have been actively investigating which Echinacea constituent or groups of constituents are necessary for immune-modulating bioactivities. Our prior studies...
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Zhai Z, Haney D, Wu L, Solco A, Murphy P, Wurtele E, et al.
Phytomedicine
. 2009 Mar;
16(6-7):669-78.
PMID: 19303756
Healing of open skin wounds begins with an inflammatory response. Restraint stress has been well documented to delay wound closure, partially via glucocorticoid (GC)-mediated immunosuppression of inflammation. Echinacea, a popular...
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Senchina D, McCann D, Flinn G, Wu L, Zhai Z, Cunnick J, et al.
Cytokine
. 2009 Mar;
46(2):267-72.
PMID: 19286391
Background: Members of the genus Echinacea are used medicinally to treat upper respiratory infections such as colds and influenza. The aim of the present investigation was to characterize the phytomedicinal...
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Zhai Z, Solco A, Wu L, Wurtele E, Kohut M, Murphy P, et al.
J Ethnopharmacol
. 2008 Dec;
122(1):76-85.
PMID: 19111603
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The genus Echinacea is a popular herbal immunomodulator. Recent reports indicate that Echinacea products inhibit nitric oxide (NO) production in activated macrophages. Aim Of The Study: In the...
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Wu L, Dixon P, Nikolau B, Kraus G, P Widrlechner M, Syrkin Wurtele E
Planta Med
. 2008 Dec;
75(2):178-83.
PMID: 19101884
The genus Echinacea is used as an herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments. To better understand its potential chemical variation, 40 Echinacea accessions encompassing broad geographical and morphological...
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Zhai Z, Haney D, Wu L, Solco A, Murphy P, Wurtele E, et al.
Food Agric Immunol
. 2008 May;
18(3-4):221-236.
PMID: 18458735
It has been suggested that Echinacea has anti-inflammatory activity in vivo. Nitric oxide (NO), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and interleukin-1beta are important mediators in the inflammatory response. The effect of...
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Birt D, P Widrlechner M, LaLone C, Wu L, Bae J, Solco A, et al.
Am J Clin Nutr
. 2008 Feb;
87(2):488S-92S.
PMID: 18258644
Ongoing studies have developed strategies for identifying key bioactive compounds and chemical profiles in Echinacea with the goal of improving its human health benefits. Antiviral and antiinflammatory-antipain assays have targeted...
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Kraus G, Bae J, Wu L, Wurtele E
Molecules
. 2007 Nov;
11(10):758-67.
PMID: 17971752
The synthesis of the alkamides 2Z,4E-undeca-2,4-dien-8,10-diynoic acid isobutyl amide (1) and 2Z,4E-undeca-2,4-dien-8,10-diynoic acid isobutyl amide (5) was accomplished by organometallic coupling followed by introduction of the doubly unsaturated amide moiety....
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Zhai Z, Liu Y, Wu L, Senchina D, Wurtele E, Murphy P, et al.
J Med Food
. 2007 Sep;
10(3):423-34.
PMID: 17887935
Echinacea preparations are commonly used as nonspecific immunomodulatory agents. Alcohol extracts from three widely used Echinacea species, Echinacea angustifolia, Echinacea pallida, and Echinacea purpurea, were investigated for immunomodulating properties. The...