Effects of Aloe vera on leukocyte adhesion and TNF-α and IL-6 levels in burn wounded rats

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 29, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 239-246

  Duansak, D ^a   Somboonwong, J ^a   Patumraj, S ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Aloe vera; Burn wounded; IL 6 levels; Leukocyte; TNF

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; INTERLEUKIN 6; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALOE VERA; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BURN; CELL ADHESION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEUKOCYTE ADHERENCE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; REDUCTION; SKINFOLD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE; VENULE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ALOE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; BURNS; CELL ADHESION; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RATS; RATS, INBRED WF; SKIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 1642521726     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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