Alkamides from Echinacea inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 activity in human neuroglioma cells

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 360, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Hinz, Burkhard ^a   Woelkart, Karin ^b   Bauer, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Alkamides; Cyclooxygenase 2; Echinacea; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ALKAMIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DODECA 2 ENE 8,10 DIYNOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE; DODECA 2,4 DIENE 8,10 DIYNOIC ACID 2 METHYLBUTYLAMIDE; DODECA 2,4 DIENOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE; DODECA 2,4,8 TRIENOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE; DODECA 2,4,8,10 TETRAENOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNDECA 2 ENE 8,10 DIYNOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE; UNDECA 2,4 DIENE 8,10 DIYNOIC ACID ISOBUTYLAMIDE;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; ECHINACEA; ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GLIOMA; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NEUROGLIOMA; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ECHINACEA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GLIOMA; HUMANS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYUNSATURATED ALKAMIDES;

ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA;

EID: 34447108928     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.06.073     Document Type: Article

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