METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING IL-6-MEDIATED DISEASES OR RHINOVIRUS INFECTIONS

摘要

The present invention relates to a use of Hippophae rhamnoides extract or compounds isolated therefrom for preventing or treating IL-6-mediated diseases or rhinovirus infections. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and composition which can prevent and treat rhinovirus infections and IL-6-mediated diseases using an extract from Hippophae rhamnoides or quercetin 3-glucoside-7-rhamnoside isolated from the extract, by inhibiting a signal transduction pathway specifically induced by IL-6.