Scott M. Laster

Chalcones from Angelica keiskei (ashitaba) inhibit key Zika virus replication proteins

BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 120.

Mast cell degranulation and calcium influx are inhibited by an Echinacea purpurea extract and the alkylamide dodeca-2E,4E-dienoic acid isobutylamide

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 212, 166–174.

Il-10 deficient mice express IFN-gamma mRNA and clear Leptospira interrogans from their kidneys more rapidly than normal C57BL/6 mice

IMMUNOBIOLOGY, 222(5), 768–777.

Polyphenol-enriched berry extracts naturally modulate reactive proteins in model foods

Food & Function, 8(12), 4760–4767.

Secondary metabolites from fungal endophytes of Echinacea purpurea suppress cytokine secretion by macrophage-type cells

Natural Product Communications, 11(8), 1143–1146.

Cytokine-Suppressive Activity of a Hydroxylated Alkylamide from Echinacea purpurea

Planta Medica Letters, 2(01), e25–e27.

Ethanolic Echinacea purpurea Extracts Contain a Mixture of Cytokine-Suppressive and Cytokine-Inducing Compounds, Including Some That Originate from Endophytic Bacteria

PLOS ONE, 10(5).

Synthesis and biological evaluation of a series of fatty acid amides from Echinacea

BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS, 25(16), 3091–3094.

Chemical investigation of fungal endophytes from Echinacea purpurea

Planta Medica, 80(10).

Unraveling immunomodulatory activities of complex Echinacea purpurea extracts

Planta Medica, 80(10).

Production of prostaglandin E-2 in response to infection with modified vaccinia Ankara virus

VIROLOGY, 428(2), 146–155.

Inhibition of H1N1 influenza A virus growth and induction of inflammatory mediators by the isoquinoline alkaloid berberine and extracts of goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)

International Immunopharmacology, 11(11), 1706–1714.

Echinacea and its alkylamides: Effects on the influenza A-induced secretion of cytokines, chemokines, and PGE(2) from RAW 264.7 macrophage-like cells

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY, 10(10), 1268–1278.

Inhibition of poxvirus growth by Terameprocol, a methylated derivative of nordihydroguaiaretic acid

ANTIVIRAL RESEARCH, 88(3), 287–295.

Tetra-O-methyl nordihydroguaiaretic acid (Terameprocol) inhibits the NF-kappa B-dependent transcription of TNF-alpha and MCP-1/CCL2 genes by preventing RelA from binding its cognate sites on DNA

JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON, 7.

Terameprocol, a methylated derivative of nordihydroguaiaretic acid, inhibits production of prostaglandins and several key inflammatory cytokines and chemokines

JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON, 6.

Adenovirus type 5 exerts multiple effects on the expression and activity of cytosolic phospholipase A(2), cyclooxygenase-2, and prostaglandin synthesis

JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 179(6), 4170–4179.

Evidence against calcium as a mediator of mitochondrial dysfunction during apoptosis induced by arachidonic acid and other free fatty acids

JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 177(9), 6398–6404.

The anti-apoptotic effects of nordihydroguaiaretic acid: Inhibition of cPLA(2) activation during TNF-induced apoptosis arises from inhibition of calcium signaling

LIFE SCIENCES, 77(19), 2457–2470.

Calcium and its role in the nuclear translocation and activation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) in cells rendered sensitive to TNF-induced apoptosis by cycloheximide

JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY, 172(4), 2416–2423.

Thymocyte and peripheral blood T lymphocyte subpopulation changes in piglets following in utero infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus

VIROLOGY, 302(2), 363–372.

In utero infection by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus is sufficient to increase susceptibility of piglets to challenge by Streptococcus suis type II

JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY, 75(10), 4889–4895.

Characterization of arachidonic acid-induced apoptosis

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 30(3), 353–368.

Sustained phosphorylation of cytosolic phospholipase A(2) accompanies cycloheximide- and adenovirus-induced susceptibility to TNF

Journal of Immunology, 161(3), 1525–1532.