Anti-inflammatory activity of herbal medicines: Inhibition of nitric oxide production and tumor necrosis factor-α secretion in an activated macrophage-like cell line

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 415-424

  Park, Eunkyue ^a   Kum, Susan ^a   Wang, Chuanhua ^a   Park, Seung Yong ^b   Kim, Bo Sook ^a   Schuller Levis, Georgia ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Forsythia suspense; Glycyrrhiza uralensis; Houttuynia cordata; Lonicera japonica; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; FORSYTHIA SUSPENSE EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA URALENSIS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA EXTRACT; LONICERA JAPONICA EXTRACT; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TRYPAN BLUE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHINESE HERB; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG INHIBITION; FORSYTHIA; FORSYTHIA SUSPENSE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOUTTUYNIA CORDATA; IN VITRO STUDY; LONICERA; LONICERA JAPONICA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CELL LINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MACROPHAGES; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 21344458394     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003028     Document Type: Article

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