Inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis by butanol fraction of the methanol extract of Ulmus davidiana in murine macrophages

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Jun, Chang Duk ^a   Pae, Hyun Ock ^a   Kim, Youn Chul ^a   Jeong, Sei Joon ^a   Yoo, Ji Chang ^a   Lee, Eon Jeong ^a   Choi, Byung Min ^b   Chae, Soo Wan ^b   Park, Rae Kil ^a   Chung, Hun Taeg ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptotic cell death; Inducible NO synthase; Nitric oxide; Ulmus davidiana Planch

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BUTANOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PLANT EXTRACT; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE;

ANIMALS; BUTANOLS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; METHANOL; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0031716745     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00063-4     Document Type: Article

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