Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase expression in activated microglia and peroxynitrite scavenging activity by Opuntia ficus indica var. saboten

Phytotherapy Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 742-747

  Lee, Ming Hong ^a   Kim, Jae Yeon ^a   Yoon, Jeong Hoon ^a   Lim, Hyo Jin ^a   Kim, Tae Hee ^a   Jin, Changbae ^b   Kwak, Wie Jong ^c   Han, Chang Kyun ^c   Ryu, Jae Ha ^a  

^a Sookmyung Women's University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c SK Chemicals   (South Korea)

Author keywords

I B ; Microglia; Neuroprotection; Nitric oxide; Opuntia ficus indica var. saboten; Peroxynitrite scavenging

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; I KAPPA B ALPHA; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; PEROXYNITRITE; PLANT EXTRACT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SKOFB 901; SKOFB 901H; SUPEROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; HYDROLYSIS; IC 50; INFLAMMATION; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL LESION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OPUNTIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; GENE EXPRESSION; I-KAPPA B PROTEINS; MICE; MICROGLIA; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OPUNTIA; PEROXYNITROUS ACID; PLANT EXTRACTS;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 33748804670     PISSN: 0951418X     EISSN: 10991573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1942     Document Type: Article

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