Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression by an acetonic extract from Feijoa sellowiana Berg. fruits

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 5053-5061

  Rossi, Antonietta ^a,b   Rigano, Daniela ^a   Pergola, Carlo ^a   Formisano, Carmen ^a   Basile, Adriana ^a   Bramanti, Placido ^b   Senatore, Felice ^a   Sautebin, Lidia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IRCCS CENTRO NEUROLESI BONINO PULEJO   (Italy)

Author keywords

ERK 1 2; Fatty acid; Feijoa; Feijoa sellowiana; Flavone; iNOS; Macrophages; NF B

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEIJOA; FRUIT; METABOLISM; MOUSE;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CELL LINE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEIJOA; FRUIT; MICE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS;

FEIJOA; FEIJOA SELLOWIANA;

EID: 34447345966     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf070510d     Document Type: Article

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