Screening of indigenous Palestinian medicinal plants for potential anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activity

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 510-516

  Kaileh, Mary ^a,b   Berghe, Wim Vanden ^a   Boone, Elke ^c   Essawi, Tamer ^b   Haegeman, Guy ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c Laboratorium Voor Moleculaire Diagnostiek   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory; Cytotoxicity; NF B

Indexed keywords

ALCEA SETOSA EXTRACT; ARUM PALESTINUM EXTRACT; CERATONIA SILIQUA EXTRACT; CINCHONA SUCCIRUBRA EXTRACT; CORIANDRUM SATIVUM EXTRACT; FOENICULUM VULGARE EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INULA VISCOSA EXTRACT; JUGLANS REGIA EXTRACT; LAURUS NOBILIS EXTRACT; MALVA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; PARONYCHIA PALAESTINA EXTRACT; PEPPERMINT; PISTACIA VERA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA EXTRACT; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; SALVIA FRUTICOSA EXTRACT; SAMBUCUS NIGRA EXTRACT; SENECIA VULGARIS EXTRACT; TEUCRIUM POLIUM EXTRACT; THYMUS VULGARIS EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URTICA PILULIFERA EXTRACT; VERBASCUM THAPSIFORME EXTRACT; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA EXTRACT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SCREENING; EMBRYO; ETHNOBOTANY; FIBROSARCOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IC 50; IMMUNOMODULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; MIDDLE EAST; NF-KAPPA B; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

FOENICULUM VULGARE; LAMIACEAE; LAURACEAE; LAURUS NOBILIS; MURINAE; MYRTACEAE; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SALVIA FRUTICOSA; SOLANACEAE; WITHANIA SOMNIFERA;

EID: 34548477866     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.07.008     Document Type: Article

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