Histamine mediates the pro-inflammatory effect of latex of Calotropis procera in rats

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 299-302

  Shivkar, Yatin M ^a   Kumar, Vijay L ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory drugs; Calotropis procera; Carrageenan; Histamine; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOGENIC AMINE; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; CELECOXIB; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; COMPOUND 48-80; CORTICOSTEROID; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXAMETHASONE; HISTAMINE; LATEX; PHENYLBUTAZONE;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FLUOROMETRY; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MAST CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALOTROPIS; CARRAGEENAN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; HISTAMINE; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 0242441064     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096293503310001619708     Document Type: Article

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