Anti-Inflammatory Compounds of Plant Origin. Part I. Action on Arachidonic Acid Pathway, Nitric Oxide and Nuclear Factor κ B (NF-κB)

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 973-983

  Calixto, João B ^a   Otuki, Michel F ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Medicinal plants; Plant constituents

Indexed keywords

ACETYL 11 OXO BETA BOSWELLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; APIGENIN; AR TURMERONE; ARACHIDONIC ACID; BAICALEIN; BETA TURMERONE; CHRYSIN; CIRSILIOL; CURCUMIN; FLAVONOID; GALANIN; HAMAMELITANNIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; LUPEOL; LUTEOLIN; MORIN; NARINGENIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OLEANIC ACID; OROXYLIN A; PHLORETIN; PLANT EXTRACT; QUERCETIN; RESVERATROL; RUTOSIDE; SAPONIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; URSOLIC ACID; WOGONIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; HUMAN; IC 50; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ARACHIDONIC ACID; HUMANS; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0346059349     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-45141     Document Type: Review

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