Inhibition of LPS-induced NO production by the oleogum resin of Commiphora wightii and its constituents

Phytochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 213-218

  Meselhy, Meselhy R ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Commiphora wghtii Burseraceae; LPS induced nitric oxide; Murine macrophages J774.1; Oleogum resin; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COMMIPHORA WIGHTII EXTRACT; CURCUMIN; DEHYDROGUGGULSTERONE M; GUGGULSTERONE; GUGGULSTERONE E; GUGGULSTERONE I; GUGGULSTERONE M; GUGGULSTERONE Y; GUGGULSTERONE Z; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; MYRRHANOL A; MYRRHANONE A; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OLEOGUM RESIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA WIGHTII; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; IC 50; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMMIPHORA; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE; RESINS, PLANT;

BURSERACEAE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA WIGHTII; MURINAE;

EID: 0038457330     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9422(02)00388-6     Document Type: Article

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