Effect of Buthus martensi Karsch on aromatase activity and cytokine-inducded NOS and NO production in osteoblasts and leukaemic cell line FLG 29.1

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-258

  Jin, Un Ho ^a   Kim, Kap Sung ^b   Park, Su Yeon ^b   Chung, Kang Hyun ^c   Kim, Dong Soo ^d   Chang, Young Chae ^e   Kim, Cheorl Ho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^d Kyungsung University   (South Korea)

^e Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Buthus martensi Karsch (BMK); Cytokine; IL 1 ; NO; NOS; Osteoblast; TNF

Indexed keywords

3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; AROMATASE; BUTHUS MARTENSI KARSCH EXTRACT; CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BUTHUS MARTENSI KARSCH; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOLYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORPION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BONE REMODELING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE, TUMOR; COMPLEX MIXTURES; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOPOROSIS; SCORPIONS;

MESOBUTHUS MARTENSII; SCORPIONES;

EID: 33746855038     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: 15322513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923970600816723     Document Type: Article

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