Inhibition of Propionibacterium acnes-induced mediators of inflammation by Indian herbs

Phytomedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-38

  Jain, A ^a   Basal, E ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Herbs; Human, polymorphonuclear leukocytes; Propionibacterium acnes; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AZADIRACHTA INDICA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; CYTOKINE; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 8; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA EXTRACT; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACNE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

ALOE; ALOE VERA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CURCUMA; CURCUMA LONGA; HEMIDESMUS INDICUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; RUBIA; RUBIA CORDIFOLIA; SPHAERANTHUS; SPHAERANTHUS INDICUS;

EID: 0037285550     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/094471103321648638     Document Type: Article

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