Combination anti-inflammatory therapy: Synergism in rats of NSAIDs/corticosteroids with some herbal/animal products

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 11, Issue 4-6, 2003, Pages 453-464

  Whitehouse, M W ^a   Butters, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

(N.Z.) mussel extracts; BCP zymosan induced fibrosis; Celery (seed) extracts; Collagen induced arthritis; Prednisone; Steroid sparing activity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BIOMEX; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CELERY EXTRACT; CELTECH; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIFLUNISAL; DROMAIOL; EMU OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYAPATITE; IBUPROFEN; LYPRINOL; MEFENAMIC ACID; MELOXICAM; NATURAL PRODUCT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OIL; OLIVE OIL; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISONE; SALICYLATE SODIUM; SALICYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SALIGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHRITIS; CELERY; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MONOTHERAPY; MUSSEL; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGOUT; RAT;

EID: 0842327467     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156856003322699636     Document Type: Conference Paper

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