Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl (Menispermaceae) leaf extract as a possible novel and safe treatment for psoriasis

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  • Amir Feily
  • Mohammad Reza Namazi

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Author Biographies

Amir Feily

MD. Resident in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.

Mohammad Reza Namazi

MD. Assistant professor in the Dermatology, Medicinal and Natural Product Chemistry Research Center and Dermatology Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

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Kimball AB, Kawamura T, Tejura K, et al. Clinical and immunologic assessment of patients with psoriasis in a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial using recombinant human interleukin 10. Arch Dermatol. 2002;138(10):1341-6.

Ghoreschi K, Thomas P, Breit S, et al. Interleukin-4 therapy of psoriasis induces Th2 respon- ses and improves human autoimmune disease. Nat Med. 2003;9(1):40-6.

Oh CJ, Das KM, Gottlieb AB. Treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) monoclonal antibody dramatically decreases the clinical activity of psoriasis lesions. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2000;42(5 Pt 1):829-30.

Vali A, Asilian A, Khalesi E, Khoddami L, Shahtalebi M, Mohammady M. Evaluation of the efficacy of topical caffeine in the treatment of psoriasis vulgaris. J Dermatolog Treat. 2005;16(4):234-7.

Alexandre-Moreira MS, Freire-de-Lima CG, Trindade MN, Castro-Faria-Neto HC, Piuvezam MR, Peçanha LM. Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl (Menispermaceae) leaf extract induces interleukin-10-dependent inhibition of Trypanosoma cruzi killing by macrophages. Braz J Med Biol Res. 2003;36(2):199-205.

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Published

2009-07-07

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Feily A, Namazi MR. Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl (Menispermaceae) leaf extract as a possible novel and safe treatment for psoriasis. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 2009 Jul. 7 [cited 2025 Oct. 15];127(4):241-2. Available from: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1884

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