Effect of Uwhangchungsimwon on expression of nitric oxide synthase and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 in human endothelial cells

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 389-402

  Moon, Sang Kwan ^a,b   Kim, Young Suk ^a   Ko, Chang Nam ^a   Bae, Hyung Sup ^a   Cho, Ki Ho ^a   Lee, Kyung Sup ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Herbal Medicine; Human Endothelial Cell Line (ECV304); Nitric Oxide Synthase; Uwhangchungsimwon; Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule 1

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UWHANGCHUNGSIMWON EXTRACT; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE 1;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; DNA; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR CELL ADHESION MOLECULE-1;

EID: 17144361896     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X03001168     Document Type: Article

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