as an IκB kinase (IKK) complex inhibitor to study its effects on the interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production by natural killer (NK) cells
as an IKK inhibitor to study its effects on the expression of eotaxin and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) mRNA in gingival fibroblasts
as nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) pathway inhibitor to study its effects on tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) production in human oral squamous carcinoma?cells