Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by baicalein in endotoxin/cytokine-stimulated microglia

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 957-965

  Chen, Chun Jung ^a   Raung, Shue Ling ^a   Liao, Su Lan ^a   Chen, Shih Yun ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Baicalein; BV 2; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Microglia; NF IL6; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

BAICALEIN; CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE 1; NITRIC OXIDE; NUCLEAR FACTOR; NUCLEAR FACTOR INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL STIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME INHIBITION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; INHIBITION KINETICS; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RAT;

EID: 1042298763     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2003.10.010     Document Type: Article

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