Anti-inflammatory compounds of plant origin. Part II. Modulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules

Planta Medica

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 93-103

  Calixto, João B ^a   Campos, Maria M ^a   Otuki, Michel F ^a   Santos, Adair R S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adhesion molecules; Chemokines; Cytokines; Inflammation; Medicinal plants; Plant constituents

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; BAICALEIN; BAICALIN; CURCUMIN; CYNAROPICRIN; CYSTEINE; CYTOKINE; DITHIOTHREITOL; ERIODICTYOL; FLAVONOID; GERANIIN; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENOSIDE RB 1; GINSENOSIDE RB 2; HESPERETIN; HYPERICIN; LIGNAN; LUTEOLIN; LUTEOLIN 7 GLUCOSIDE; MORIN; NOBILETIN; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; PINORESINOL; PLANT EXTRACT; PRISTIMERIN; PYCNOGENOL; QUERCETIN; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII EXTRACT; UNINDEXED DRUG; WOGONIN;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; CANCER; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; CHEMOKINES; CYTOKINES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

GINKGO BILOBA; TRIPTERYGIUM; TRIPTERYGIUM WILFORDII;

EID: 1542344495     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-815483     Document Type: Review

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