Pro- and anti-inflammatory activities of the latex from Calotropis procera (Ait.) R.Br. are triggered by compounds fractionated by dialysis

Inflammation Research

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 559-564

  Alencar, Nylane Maria Nunes ^a   Oliveira, J S ^a   Mesquita, R O ^a   Lima, M W ^a   Vale, M R ^a   Etchells, J P ^b   Freitas, C D T ^a   Ramos, M V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Latex; Pharmacological properties; Plant proteins

Indexed keywords

CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CELECOXIB; DEXAMETHASONE; HISTAMINE; INDOMETACIN; ISOPRENE; MECLOZINE; PROSTAGLANDIN; THALIDOMIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LATEX;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FRACTIONATION; HISTAMINE RELEASE; MALE; MODULATION; MOLECULAR SIZE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; RAT; ANIMAL; CALOTROPIS; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CALOTROPIS; LATEX; RATS, WISTAR; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 33846377130     PISSN: 10233830     EISSN: 1420908X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00011-006-6025-y     Document Type: Article

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