Effects of the aqueous fraction of the ethanol extract of the leaves of Cissampelos sympodialis Eichl. in human neutrophils

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-13

  Thomas, G ^a   Selak, M ^b   Henson, P M ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cAMP; Cissampelos sympodialis; Degranulation; fMLP; Human neutrophils; Protein kinase A

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BUCLADESINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; CYTOCHALASIN B; FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; LYSOZYME; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROPRANOLOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SUPEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRANULATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUTROPHIL; PLANT LEAF;

CISSAMPELOS; CISSAMPELOS SYMPODIALIS;

EID: 0033066679     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1573(199902)13:1<9::AID-PTR389>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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