Canova, a Brazilian medical formulation, alters oxidative metabolism of mice macrophages

Journal of Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 420-432

  de Oliveira, Carolina C ^a   de Oliveira, Simone M ^a   Godoy, Lyris M F ^a   Gabardo, Juarez ^a   Buchi, Dorly de F ^a  

^a SCB   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canova; Macrophages; Nitric oxide; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; BRYONIA EXTRACT; CANOVA; CATALASE; CEDAR LEAF OIL; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; CYTOCHROME C PEROXIDASE; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE; SNAKE VENOM; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BRAZIL; BRYONIA; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; HOMEOPATHY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; THUJA;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHAGAS DISEASE; CROTALID VENOMS; FORMULARIES, HOMEOPATHIC; FREE RADICALS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEISHMANIA; LEISHMANIASIS; MACROPHAGES, PERITONEAL; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLANT EXTRACTS; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; TIME FACTORS; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 33744552896     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.017     Document Type: Article

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