In vivo inhibition of nitric oxide synthase gene expression by curcumin, a cancer preventive natural product with anti-inflammatory properties

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1955-1962

  Chan, Marion Man Ying ^a,b   Huang, Hsing I ^b   Fenton, Marilyn Ruth ^a   Fong, Dunne ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Curcumin; In vitro and in vivo effects; Inducible nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

CURCUMIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CARCINOGENESIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CURCUMIN; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; LIVER; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032525741     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(98)00114-2     Document Type: Article

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