Anti-inflammatory and related pharmacological activities of cultured mycelia and fruiting bodies of Cordyceps militaris

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 555-561

  Won, So Young ^a   Park, Eun Hee ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti angiogenic; Anti inflammatory; Antinociceptive; Antioxidant; Cordycepin; Cordyceps militaris; Inducible nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIPHENYL 2 PICRYLHYDRAZYL; CARRAGEENAN; CORDYCEPIN; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS EXTRACT; CROTON OIL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; NOS2 PROTEIN, RAT; SCAVENGER;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIANGIOGENIC ACTIVITY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORDYCEPS; DRUG INHIBITION; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; MALE; MOUSE; MYCELIUM; NONHUMAN; WRITHING TEST; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHORIOALLANTOIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EDEMA; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; METABOLISM; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CORDYCEPS; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; FUNGI; MURINAE;

ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CELL LINE; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; CORDYCEPS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; FEMALE; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PAIN; PHYTOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 21644456037     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2004.10.009     Document Type: Article

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