Wogonin prevents glucocorticoid-induced thymocyte apoptosis without diminishing its anti-inflammatory action

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 355-365

  Enomoto, Riyo ^a   Sugahara, Chiyoko ^a   Suzuki, Chie ^a   Nagase, Ikumi ^a   Takamura, Yoshimi ^a   Yoshikawa, Asa ^a   Hosoda, Akiko ^a   Hirano, Hiroyuki ^a   Yokoi, Toshio ^a   Lee, Eibai ^a  

^a KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Flavone; Glucocorticoid; Thymus atrophy; Wogonin

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CARRAGEENAN; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA FRAGMENT; HYDROCORTISONE; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PREDNISOLONE; WOGONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RAT; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS ATROPHY;

EID: 34548498411     PISSN: 13478613     EISSN: 13478648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jphs.FP0061501     Document Type: Article

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