Nigella sativa oil, nigellone and derived thymoquinone inhibit synthesis of 5-lipoxygenase products in polymorphonuclear leukocytes from rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 161-164

  El Dakhakhny, M ^a   Madi, N J ^a   Lembert, N ^b   Ammon, H P T ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 LO products; Nigella sativa; Nigellone; Thymoquinone

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ARACHIDONATE 5 LIPOXYGENASE; NIGELLA SATIVA EXTRACT; NIGELLONE; THYMOQUINONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARACHIDONATE 5-LIPOXYGENASE; BENZOQUINONES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; NEUTROPHILS; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEEDS;

EID: 0036277862     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00051-X     Document Type: Article

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