Inhibitory effects of Selaginella tamariscina on immediate allergic reactions

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 957-966

  Dai, Yue ^a   But, Paul Pui Hay ^b   Chu, Lee Man ^b   Chan, Yiu Pong ^b  

^a CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anaphylactic shock; cAMP; Histamine release; Mast cells; Passive cutaneous anaphylaxis; Selaginella tamariscina

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; CYCLIC AMP; HISTAMINE; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; HISTAMINE RELEASE; IMMEDIATE TYPE HYPERSENSITIVITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PERITONEUM MAST CELL; RAT; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA TAMARISCINA; SKIN ALLERGY; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MAST CELLS; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; PERITONEUM; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SELAGINELLACEAE;

EID: 31144442687     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X05003442     Document Type: Article

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