Scoparone from Artemisia capillaris inhibits the release of inflammatory mediators in RAW 264.7 cells upon stimulation cells by interferon-γ plus LPS

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-208

  Seon, Il Jang ^b   Kim, Young Jun ^a   Lee, Woo Yiel ^a   Kyung, Chell Kwak ^a   Seung, Hwa Baek ^a   Gyu, Beum Kwak ^c   Yun, Young Gab ^a   Kwon, Tae Oh ^a   Hun, Taeg Chung ^a   Chai, Kyu Yun ^a  

^a Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^b Seojeong College University   (South Korea)

^c Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Artemisia capillaries; COX 2; iNOS; Nitric oxide; PGE2; Scoparone

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AUTACOID; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; SCOPARONE; TETRAZOLIUM; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; THIAZOLYL BLUE;

ANIMAL; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MACROPHAGE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; STIMULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ARTEMISIA; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; COUMARINS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINES; DINOPROSTONE; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES;

EID: 21844475945     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 02536269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02977716     Document Type: Article

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