| Literature DB >> 3328496 |
A M Verweij-van Vught1, B J Appelmelk, A B Groeneveld, M Sparrius, L G Thijs, D M MacLaren.
Abstract
The influence of rosmarinic acid on the function of porcine and human polymorphonuclear leucocytes was tested. Rosmarinic acid inhibited the chemiluminescence of PMNL, induced by preopsonized Zymosan or phorbol myristate acetate. The killing of Escherichia coli was inhibited by rosmarinic acid at a concentration of 2 mM, but not that of Staphylococcus aureus. The inhibition of the killing was due to an impaired opsonization, caused by an adverse influence of rosmarinic acid on complement activation. Direct effects of rosmarinic acid on the killing mechanisms of PMNL were not observed.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3328496 DOI: 10.1007/bf02009058
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Agents Actions ISSN: 0065-4299