The stem of Sinomenium acutum inhibits mast cell-mediated anaphylactic reactions and tumor necrosis factor-α production from rat peritoneal mast cells

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 135-141

  Kim, H M ^a   Moon, P D ^a   Chae, H J ^b   Kim, H R ^b   Chung, J G ^c   Kim, J J ^b   Lee, E J ^d  

^a Department of Oriental Pharmacy   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang Health Science University   (South Korea)

^d Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic reactions; Histamine; Mast cells; Sinomenium acutum stem; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; RAT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KOREA; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PERITONEUM; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0034126316     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(99)00160-9     Document Type: Article

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