TY - JOUR AU - Luo, Chunxu AU - Zou, Lin AU - Sun, Huijun AU - Peng, Jinyong AU - Gao, Cong AU - Bao, Liuchi AU - Ji, Renpeng AU - Jin, Yue AU - Sun, Shuangyong PY - 2020 M3 - Review TI - A Review of the Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Rosmarinic Acid on Inflammatory Diseases JO - Frontiers in Pharmacology UR - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.00153 VL - 11 SN - 1663-9812 N2 - Inflammatory diseases are caused by abnormal immune responses and are characterized by an imbalance of inflammatory mediators and cells. In recent years, the anti-inflammatory activity of natural products has attracted wide attention. Rosmarinic acid (RosA) is a water-soluble phenolic compound that is an ester of caffeic acid and 3, 4-dihydroxyphenyl lactic acid. It is discovered in many plants, like those of the Boraginaceae and Lamiaceae families. RosA has a wide range of pharmacological effects, including anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic, anti-tumorigenic, and anti-inflammatory effects. The anti-inflammatory effects of RosA have been revealed through in vitro and in vivo studies of various inflammatory diseases like arthritis, colitis, and atopic dermatitis. This article mainly describes the preclinical research of RosA on inflammatory diseases and depicts a small amount of clinical research data. The purpose of this review is to discuss the anti-inflammatory effects of RosA in inflammatory diseases and its underlying mechanism. ER -