Pro-inflammatory cytokine gene expression and nitric oxide regulation of aqueous extracted Astragali radix in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-294

  Lee, Young Sun ^a   Ok, Kyung Han ^b   Chan, Woo Park ^d   Chae, Ha Yang ^b   Tae, Won Jeon ^b   Wang, Keun Yoo ^b   Seong, Ho Kim ^e   Kim, Hyo Jung ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Daegu Haany University   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Kyongju Oriental Hospital   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Astragali radix; Cytokine; NO; RAW 264.7 macrophage cells

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; METHOTREXATE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS; CELL ASSAY; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOGENETICS; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CELL LINE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; METHOTREXATE; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA; RNA, MESSENGER;

ASTRAGALI RADIX; MURINAE;

EID: 23944463470     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.03.009     Document Type: Article

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