Description
PeiminineisasteroidalalkaloidfoundinavarietyofspeciesoftheFritillariaplant;itactsasanexpectorantandanti-tussiveincoughmedications.PeiminineincreasescAMP,inhibitsM2mAChRs,andmaynegativelymodulatetransientreceptorpotentialchannelsTRPV1andTRPA1invitro.Peimininealsodisplaysanti-inflammatoryactivityinanimalmodelsofpulmonaryfibrosis,decreasinglevelsofIFN-γ,TGF-β,NF-κB,ERK1/2,andFasL.
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