Inhibition of macrophage activation and lipopolysaccaride-induced death by seco-steroids purified from Physalis angulata L.

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 459, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-112

  Soares, Milena B P ^a   Bellintani, Moema C ^a   Ribeiro, Ivone M ^a   Tomassini, Therezinha C B ^a   Ribeiro dos Santos, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

(Physalis angulata L.); Endotoxic shock; Immunomodulation; Steroid

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLUCOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 6; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYSALIS ANGULATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SECOSTEROID; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DEATH; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LACTONES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYSALIS; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; STEROIDS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 0037427949     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02829-7     Document Type: Article

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