Anti-inflammatory Flavonoids: Modulators of Proinflammatory Gene Expression

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Kim, Hyun Pyo ^a   Son, Kun Ho ^b   Chang, Hyeun Wook ^c   Kang, Sam Sik ^d  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Andong National University   (South Korea)

^c Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase; Flavonoid; Gene expression; Inflammation; Interleukin; Nitric oxide synthase; Phospholipase

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; BAICALEIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; FLAVAN 3 OL CATECHIN; FLAVANONE; FLAVONE; FLAVONE DERIVATIVE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; GENISTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ISOFLAVONE; KAEMPFEROL; KURARIDIN; KURARINONE; KUWANON C; LUTEOLIN; MORUSIN; NOBILETIN; OROXYLIN A; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; QUERCETIN; SANGGENON D; SOPHORAFLAVANONE G; TECTORIGENIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; WOGONIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 1542318415     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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