The Research Progress on Anti-inflammatory Effects and the Therapy to Acute Lung Injury of Emodin / 浙江中医药大学学报

[Objective] To explore the anti-inflammatory effects of emodin and its therapeutic effect on acute lung injury. [Methods] By means of analyzing the relevant literatures in PUBMED,CNKI,CBM,Wanfang and Vip Da-tabase from 1998 to 2012,summarized the anti-inflammatory effects and mecha-nisms of emodin, as wel as its therapeutic effect on acute lung injury. [Results] A variety of studies have confirmed the anti-inflammatory effects of emodin, whose mechanism is related to emodin inhibiting the activation of NF-kappa B,modulaing various inflammatory factors, etc. In addition, the effect of emodin in the treatment of acute lung injury has been confirmed on celland animal levels. [Conclusion] Emodin has good prospect of clinical application.