Additional evidence for the anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic properties of the sesquiterpene polygodial

Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-169

  Da Cunha, Fernanda M ^a   Fröde, Tânia S ^a   Mendes, Gilboé L ^a   Malheiros, Angela ^a   Filho, Valdir Cechinel ^a   Yunes, Rosendo A ^a   Calixto, João B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; Inflammation; Mouse; Paw oedema; Pleurisy; Polygodial; Rat

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; BRADYKININ; BRADYKININ DERIVATIVE; CAPSAICIN; CARRAGEENAN; CROTON OIL; DEXTRAN; HISTAMINE; OVALBUMIN; POLYGODIAL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; SESQUITERPENE DERIVATIVE; SUBSTANCE P; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATING FACTOR;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG ISOLATION; EAR DISEASE; EDEMA; EXUDATE; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT; PLEURISY; RAT; SENSITIZATION;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CARRAGEENAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; MALE; MICE; OVALBUMIN; PLEURISY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SESQUITERPENES;

ANIMALIA; CROTON; DRYMIS; DRYMIS WINTERI; WINTERACEAE;

EID: 0035976862     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01387-X     Document Type: Article

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