Canscora decussata (Roxb.) Schult (Gentianaceae) inhibits LPS-induced expression of ICAM-1 and E-selectin on endothelial cells and carageenan-induced paw-edema in rats

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 211-216

  Madan, Babita ^a   Mandal, B C ^a   Kumar, Sarvesh ^a   Ghosh, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Canscora decussata; Carageenan; E selectin; Endothelial cells; ICAM 1; Paw edema

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CANSCORA DECUSSATA EXTRACT; CARRAGEENAN; ENDOTHELIAL LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANSCORA DECUSSATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SCREENING; EDEMA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLAMMATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

CANSCORA DECUSSATA;

EID: 0242721434     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-8741(03)00281-2     Document Type: Article

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