In-vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Pinus sylvestris and Plantago lanceolata extracts: Effect on inducible NOS, COX-1, COX-2 and their products in J774A.1 murine macrophages

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Vigo, E ^a   Cepeda, A ^a   Gualillo, O ^b   Perez Fernandez, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEXAMETHASONE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDOMETACIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; PINUS SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL STRAIN J774A 1; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO LANCEOLATA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCOTS PINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MACROPHAGES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTAGO; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 14644425185     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/0022357055605     Document Type: Article

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