... inflammatory mediators includ-ing activity and expression of cyclooxygenase (COX)[4,5], generation of prostaglandins [6,7], and leukotrienes(LT) [4] and expression of proinflammatory cytokines[5,8]. ... mechanismsby which parthenolide imparts its effects on inflammatoryresponses.Investigations of the anti-inflammatory properties of par-thenolide, and feverfew have focused on suppression of primary ... reportedly reduced by parthenolide treat-ment, there are limited data evaluating the effect of par-thenolide on mRNA expression of these cytokines. Hwanget al. [5] showed that parthenolide...