Effects of Chamaecyparis formosensis Matasumura extractives on lipopolysaccharide-induced release of nitric oxide

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 675-680

  Hsieh, Yu Hsin ^a   Kuo, Pei Min ^b   Chien, Shih Chang ^a   Shyur, Lie Fen ^a   Wang, Sheng Yang ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

4 hydroxyeudesm 11 en 12 al; Chamaecyparis formosensis; iNOS; Trans hinokiresinol; Vanillin

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE; 4ALPHA HYDROXYEUDESM 11 EN 12 AL; ACETIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; CHAMAECYPARIS FORMOSENSIS EXTRACT; HINOKIRESINOL; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; SAVININ; TAIWANIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANILLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS FORMOSENSIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; IC 50; MACROPHAGE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHAMAECYPARIS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MACROPHAGES; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TAIWAN;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS FORMOSENSIS; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 34548664808     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.11.029     Document Type: Article

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