Inhibitory Activity of Flavonoids from Lychnophora sp. on Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species by Neutrophils upon Stimulation by Immune Complexes

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-65

  Kanashiro, A ^a   Kabeya, L M ^a   Polizello, A C M ^a   Lopes, N P ^a   Lopes, J L C ^a   Lucisano Valim, Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemiluminescence; Flavonoids; Immune complexes; Lychnophora sp.; Neutrophil; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

5,3' DIHYDROXY 7,4' DIMETHOXYFLAVONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; FLAVONOID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LUCIGENIN; LUMINOL; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA GRANMONGOLENSE EXTRACT; LYCHNOPHORA SALICIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZYMOSAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYCHNOPHORA ERICOIDES; LYCHNOPHORA GRANMONGOLENSE; LYCHNOPHORA SALICIFOLIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ASTERACEAE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CHICKENS; FEMALE; FLAVONOIDS; NEUTROPHILS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RABBITS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; ZYMOSAN;

LYCHNOPHORA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0842334483     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1368     Document Type: Article

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