Evaluation of sesquiterpene lactone fraction of Saussurea lappa on transudative, exudative and proliferative phases of inflammation

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 722-725

  Damre, A A ^a   Damre, A S ^a   Saraf, M N ^a  

^a BOMBAY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

Author keywords

Antiinflammatory activity; Cotton pellet granuloma; S. lappa; Sesquiterpene lactone

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALBUMIN; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; SAUSSUREA LAPPA EXTRACT; SESQUITERPENE LACTONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIPROLIFERATIVE ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON PELLET GRANULOMA ASSAY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; EXUDATIVE PHASE; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PROLIFERATIVE PHASE; RAT; SAUSSUREA LAPPA; TRANSUDATIVE PHASE;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; LACTONES; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SAUSSUREA; SERUM ALBUMIN; SESQUITERPENES;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SAUSSUREA;

EID: 0041510240     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1152     Document Type: Article

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