Inhibition by licochalcone A, a novel flavonoid isolated from liquorice root, of IL-1β-induced PGE2 production in human skin fibroblasts

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1661-1666

  Furuhashi, Ikue ^a   Iwata, Susumu ^a   Shibata, Shoji ^b   Sato, Toshitsugu ^a   Inoue, Hideo ^a  

^a Minophagen Pharmaceutical Co   (Japan)

^b c/o Minophagen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; CYTOKINE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLAVONOID; INDOMETACIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; LICOCHALCONE A; MESSENGER RNA; N (2 CYCLOHEXYLOXY 4 NITROPHENYL)METHANESULFONAMIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GLYCYRRHIZA; GLYCYRRHIZA INFLATA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKIN FIBROBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHALCONE; CHALCONES; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DNA PRIMERS; FIBROBLASTS; GLYCYRRHIZA; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-1; PLANT ROOTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SKIN;

EID: 28644439905     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/jpp.57.12.0017     Document Type: Article

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