
Macrophage activation and nitric oxide production by water soluble components of Hericium erinaceum
Keywords: CAT, chloramphenicol acetyl transferase; EMSA, electrophoretic mobility shift assay; IL-1, interleukin-1; iNOS, inducible nitric oxide synthase; LPS, lipopolysaccharide; NF-κB, nuclear factor-kappa B; NO, nitric oxide; PMSF, phenylmethyl-sulfonyl fluoride