Inhibitory effects of Spirulina in zymosan-induced arthritis in mice

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 75-79

  Remirez, Diadelis ^a   González, Ricardo ^a   Merino, Nelson ^a   Rodriguez, Sandra ^a   Ancheta, Odelsa ^a  

^a Ozone International Center   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Arthritis; Mice; Spirulina; Zymosan

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; PHYCOCYANIN; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; TRIAMCINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SPIRULINA; SYNOVIAL FLUID; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ANTIOXIDANTS; ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARTILAGE; FEMALE; MICE; SPIRULINA; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMALIA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 0036093840     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09629350220131917     Document Type: Article

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