Study on the anti-inflammatory action of Berberis vulgaris root extract, alkaloid fractions and pure alkaloids

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 553-561

  Ivanovska, Nina ^a   Philipov, Stefan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^b INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory; Berberine; Berberis vulgaris; Oxyacanthine

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; BERBERINE; BERBERINE DERIVATIVE; COMPLEMENT; PROTOBERBERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BERBERIS VULGARIS; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; BERBERINE; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; EDEMA; ERYTHROCYTES; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; INFLAMMATION; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0030268371     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(96)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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