Ajoene, a natural product with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-like properties?

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 587-593

  Dirsch, Verena M ^a   Vollmar, Angelika M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ajoene; Cyclooxygenase 2; Garlic; Lipopolysaccharide; Macrophage; RAW 264.7

Indexed keywords

AJOENE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INDOMETACIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; IC 50; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BIOLOGICAL FACTORS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DISULFIDES; ISOENZYMES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0035282656     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(00)00580-3     Document Type: Article

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