Luteolin alleviates bronchoconstriction and airway hyperreactivity in ovalbumin sensitized mice

Inflammation Research

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 101-106

  Das, M ^a   Ram, A ^a   Ghosh, B ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial hyperreactivity; Cytokines; Immunoglobulin E; Luteolin

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; LUTEOLIN; METHACHOLINE; OVALBUMIN;

AEROSOL; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; AIRWAY CONSTRICTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; EXPECTORANTS; FLAVONOIDS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; INTERLEUKIN-5; LUTEOLIN; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; OVALBUMIN;

EID: 0037361957     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000110300021     Document Type: Article

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