Pharmacological approach to the pro- and anti-inflammatory effects of Ranunculus sceleratus L.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 131-137

  Prieto, J M ^a   Recio, M C ^a   Giner, R M ^a   Manez S ^a   Rios J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

12 Lipoxygenase; 5 Lipoxygenase; Cyclooxygenase; Elastase; Ranunculus sceleratus; Topic inflammation

Indexed keywords

1 FLUORO 2,4 DINITROBENZENE; 5 HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CARRAGEENAN; ELASTASE; HYDROXYICOSATETRAENOIC ACID; ICOSANOID; INDOMETACIN; LEUKOTRIENE B4; OXAZOLONE; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; PLANT EXTRACT; RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RANUNCULUS SCELERATUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL SURVIVAL; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; EDEMA; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MICE; NEUTROPHILS; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT COMPONENTS, AERIAL; PLANT EXTRACTS; RANUNCULUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0141457496     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00271-X     Document Type: Article

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