Anti-inflammatory actions of flavonoids and structural requirements for new design

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 119-127

  Theoharides, T C ^a   Alexandrakis, M ^a   Kempuraj, D ^a   Lytinas, M ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Flavonoids; Inflammation; Mast cells; Secretion

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL; FLAVONOID; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; MORIN; MYRICETIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; QUERCETIN; SCAVENGER; TRYPTASE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL SURFACE; CROSS LINKING; CYTOSKELETON; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROXYLATION; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

EID: 0035192069     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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