Study of anti-inflammatory activity of Tibetan mushroom, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and fungi encapsulated into a polysaccharide matrix

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Diniz, R O ^a   Garla, L K ^a   Schneedorf, J M ^a   Carvalho, J C T ^a  

^a Universidade de Alfenas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Granulomatous tissue; Probiotic; Rat paw edema; Tibetan mushroom

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; DEXTRAN; HISTAMINE; MOLASSES; MUSHROOM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG INHIBITION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; GRANULOMA; GRANULOMATOSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUSPENSION; THAWING;

AGARICALES; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BACTERIA; BEVERAGES; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EDEMA; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; MALE; MEDICINE, TIBETAN TRADITIONAL; POLYSACCHARIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 0037285064     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-6618(02)00240-2     Document Type: Article

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