Inhibition of gene expression and production of iNOS and TNF-α in LPS-stimulated microglia by methanol extract of Phellodendri cortex

International Immunopharmacology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 955-962

  Park, Yong ki ^a,b   Chung, Yoo Sun ^a   Kim, Yoon Seong ^a   Kwon, O Yoon ^a   Joh, Tong H ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Dongguk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytokine; ERK; Inflammation; Microglia; NF B; Phellodendri cortex

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PHELLODENDRI CORTEX EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORK TREE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHELLODENDRI CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIERS; CELL LINE; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; METHANOL; MICE; MICROGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHELLODENDRON; PLANT EXTRACTS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 34247889983     PISSN: 15675769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2006.03.018     Document Type: Article

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