Neuroprotection by methanol extract of Uncaria rhynchophylla against global cerebral ischemia in rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 21, 2002, Pages 2467-2480

  Suk, Kyoungho ^a   Kim, Sun Yeou ^a   Leem, Kanghyun ^a,b   Kim, Young Ock ^a   Park, Sun Young ^a   Hur, Jinyoung ^a   Baek, Jihwoon ^a   Lee, Kang Jin ^a   Zheng, Hu Zhan ^c   Kim, Hocheol ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Woosuk University   (South Korea)

^c BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase; Ischemia; Neuroprotection; TNF ; Uncaria rhynchophylla

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; MESSENGER RNA; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPYLLA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; RAT; REPERFUSION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DEATH; CELL LINE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DINOPROSTONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; ISOENZYMES; MICE; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUBIACEAE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

ANIMALIA; UNCARIA; UNCARIA RHYNCHOPHYLLA;

EID: 0037066396     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)01534-5     Document Type: Article

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