Anti-inflammatory activity of two different extracts of Uncaria tomentosa (Rubiaceae)

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 271-276

  Aguilar, José L ^a   Rojas, Percy ^a   Marcelo, Adolfo ^a   Plaza, Alberto ^b   Bauer, Rudolf ^c   Reininger, Eveline ^c   Klaas, Christoph A ^d   Merfort, Irmgard ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b QUIMICA SUIZA SA   (Peru)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Carrageenan induced mouse paw oedema; Cat's Claw; Cyclooxygenases; NF B; Uncaria tomentosa

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; UNCITOLINA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA BINDING; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PLANT STEM; SPRAY DRYING; UNCARIA TOMENTOSA;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CAT'S CLAW; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; EDEMA; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; JURKAT CELLS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NF-KAPPA B; PLANT BARK; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES;

EID: 0036284404     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00093-4     Document Type: Article

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