Anti-inflammatory effect of kaurenoic acid, a diterpene from Copaifera langsdorffii on acetic acid-induced colitis in rats

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 303-307

  Paiva, L A F ^a   Gurgel, L A ^a   Silva, R M ^a   Tome A R ^a   Gramosa, N V ^a   Silveira, E R ^a   Santos, F A ^a   Rao, V S N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory potential; Copaifera langsdorffii; Diterpene; Kaurenoic acid; Lipoperoxidation; Myeloperoxidase activity; Rat colitis

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII EXTRACT; DITERPENE; KAURENOIC ACID; MALONALDEHYDE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COLITIS; COLON MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROSCOPY; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBMUCOSA; TISSUE INJURY;

COPAIFERA LANGSDORFFII;

EID: 0037634340     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1537-1891(03)00028-4     Document Type: Article

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