Inhibitory effects of blueberry extract on the production of inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide-activated BV2 microglia

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1010-1017

  Lau, Francis C ^a   Bielinski, Donna F ^a   Joseph, James A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cytokines; Microglia; Neuroinflammation

Indexed keywords

BLUEBERRY EXTRACT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLYPHENOL; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LOSS; DOWN REGULATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROGLIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BLUEBERRY PLANT; CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOKINES; ENCEPHALITIS; FLAVONOIDS; GLIOSIS; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PHENOLS; PLANT EXTRACTS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 34147196050     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.21205     Document Type: Article

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