Pentacyclic triterpenoids, α,β-amyrins, suppress the scratching behavior in a mouse model of pruritus

Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 719-725

  Oliveira, Francisco A ^a   Lima Junior, Roberto C P ^a   Cordeiro, Wilcare M ^a   Vieira Júnior, Gerardo M ^b   Chaves, Mariana H ^b   Almeida, Fernanda R C ^b   Silva, Regilane M ^a   Santos, Flavia A ^a   Rao, Vietla S N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

, amyrins; Compound 48 80; Dextran T40; Mast cell; Mouse; Scratching behavior

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYRIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BETA AMYRIN; COMPOUND 48-80; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTRAN 40; KETOTIFEN; MORPHINE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NALOXONE; PLANT EXTRACT; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM EXTRACT; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; TRITERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MAST CELL; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; OPEN FIELD TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM; PRURITUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RESPONSE TIME; SCRATCHING; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL DEGRANULATION; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTRANS; ENDORPHINS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; KETOTIFEN; MAST CELLS; MICE; MORPHINE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OLEANOLIC ACID; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PRURITUS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU;

ANIMALIA; PROTIUM; PROTIUM HEPTAPHYLLUM;

EID: 3843071090     PISSN: 00913057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2004.05.013     Document Type: Article

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