Activation of inducible nitric oxide synthase by Taraxacum officinale in mouse peritoneal macrophages

General Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-688

  Kim, Hyung Min ^a   Oh, Chang Hwan ^a   Chung, Cha Kwon ^b  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Peritoneal macrophages; Taraxacum officinale; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON; STAUROSPORINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DANDELION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRITES; OMEGA-N-METHYLARGININE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROTEIN KINASE C; STAUROSPORINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0033065763     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00227-4     Document Type: Article

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