Suppression of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by diarylheptanoids from Alpinia officinarum

Planta Medica

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-71

  Lee, Hwa Jin ^a   Kim, Ji Sun ^a   Ryu, Jae Ha ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPINIA OFFICINARUM EXTRACT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION; IC 50; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHIZOME; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ZINGIBERACEAE;

ALPINIA; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DIARYLHEPTANOIDS; MICE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RHIZOME;

ALPINIA; ALPINIA OFFICINARUM; ANIMALIA; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 32644452416     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-873176     Document Type: Article

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