Aqueous Extract of Gracilaria tenuistipitata Suppresses LPS-Induced NF-κB and MAPK Activation in RAW 264.7 and Rat Peritoneal Macrophages and Exerts Hepatoprotective Effects on Carbon Tetrachloride-Treated Rat

• Chin-Kai Tseng,

  Affiliations Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan

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• Chun-Kuang Lin,

  Affiliation Doctoral Degree Program in Marine Biotechnology, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Hsueh-Wei Chang,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Science and Environmental Biology, Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Yu-Hsuan Wu,

  Affiliation Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Feng-Lin Yen,

  Affiliation Department of Fragrance and Cosmetic Science, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Fang-Rong Chang,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Wei-Chun Chen,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Chi-Chen Yeh,

  Affiliation Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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• Jin-Ching Lee

  * E-mail: jclee@kmu.edu.tw

  Affiliations Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Natural Products, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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