Analysis of inhibitory effects of scutellariae radix and baicalein on prostaglandin e2 production in rat C6 glioma cells

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 311-323

  Nakahata, Norimichi ^a,b   Kutsuwa, Mizuyo ^a   Kyo, Reiki ^a   Kubo, Masayoshi ^a   Hayashi, Koji ^a   Ohizumi, Yasushi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TSUMURA AND CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BAICALEIN; BAICALIN; CALCIMYCIN; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLAVANONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; IONOPHORE; OROXYLIN A; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); SAIKO-KEISHI-TO; SHOSAIKOTO GO KEISHIKASHAKUYAKUTO; WOGONIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GLIOMA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT; SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CALCIMYCIN; DINOPROSTONE; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLAVANONES; FLAVONOIDS; GLIOMA; IONOPHORES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0032238675     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x9800035x     Document Type: Article

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