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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Jae-kwan Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Do-un Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-youn Chung, Seoul, KR;
Hee-chul Chung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyu-lee Han, Seoul, KR;
Jae-Kwan Hwang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Do-Un Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jae-Youn Chung, Seoul, KR;
Hee-Chul Chung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kyu-Lee Han, Seoul, KR;
Newtree Industry Co., Ltd., Sungnam, KR;
Other;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of lignan compounds for treating or preventing an inflammatory disease. More particularly, it relates to a method for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of macelignan represented by Chemical Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The lignan compound has the effect of inhibiting inflammatory reactions by inhibiting the production or expression of inflammation mediators NO, iNOS, PGE, COX-2 and TNF-α and by treating or preventing inflammatory disease in vivo. Accordingly, the lignan compound or aextract will be highly useful for the treatment or prevention of an inflammatory disease.