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From: The in vitro and in vivo wound-healing effects of royal jelly derived from Apis mellifera L. during blossom seasons of Castanea mollissima Bl. and Brassica napus L. in South China exhibited distinct patterns

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Effects of royal jelly extracts on the cell viability and LPS-induced mediators production in murine macrophages. a Cytotoxic effects of hydrophilic extracts from Castanea mollissima Bl. royal jelly on RAW 264.7 cells as determined by MTT assay. *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001, compared with control. Effects of royal jelly extracts on the production of NO (b), TNF-α (c) and TGF-β1 (d) in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells. CmRJ-Zj-HE, hydrophilic extracts from Castanea mollissima Bl. royal jelly; CmRJ-Zj-LE, lipophilic extracts from Castanea mollissima Bl. royal jelly; BnRJ-Zj-HE, hydrophilic extracts from Brassica napus L. royal jelly; BnRJ-Zj-LE, lipophilic extracts from Brassica napus L. royal jelly. Results are expressed as the mean ± SEM. ###, p < 0.001, compared with control (vehicle treated cells). *, p < 0.05; **, p < 0.01; ***, p < 0.001, compared with LPS-stimulated cells

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