Novel triterpenoids suppress inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and inducible cyclooxygenase (COX-2) in mouse macrophages

Cancer Research

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 717-723

  Suh, Nanjoo ^a   Honda, Tadashi ^b   Finlay, Heather J ^b   Barchowsky, Aaron ^a   Williams, Charlotte ^a   Benoit, Nicole E ^a   Xie, Qiao Wen ^c   Nathan, Carl ^c   Gribble, Gordon W ^b   Sporn, Michael B ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLEANOLIC ACID; TRITERPENOID; URSOLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER PREVENTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CYCLIZATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE TARGETING; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OLEANOLIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRITERPENES;

EID: 17144439794     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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