Therapeutic effect of Kalpaamruthaa, a herbal preparation on adjuvant induced arthritis in wistar rats

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-35

  Mythilypriya, R ^a   Shanthi, P ^a   Sachdanandam, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Adjuvant induced arthritis; Emblica officinalis; Inflammation; Joint space; Lysosomal enzymes; Protein bound carbohydrates; Semecarpus anacardium nut

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTIC ACID; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCURONIDASE; CARBOHYDRATE; CATHEPSIN D; FREUND ADJUVANT; GLYCOPROTEIN; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KALPAAMRUTHAA; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; OLIVE OIL; PLASMA PROTEIN; PROTEOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOLOGY; HOMOGENATE; INJECTION; KIDNEY; LIVER; LYSOSOME MEMBRANE; MALE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; THERAPY EFFECT; WISTAR RAT;

ACETYLGLUCOSAMINIDASE; ANIMALS; ANKLE JOINT; ARTHRITIS, EXPERIMENTAL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EDEMA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GLUCURONIDASE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HINDLIMB; LYSOSOMES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSTEITIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PROTEOGLYCANS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRANSAMINASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949101172     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-007-1602-4     Document Type: Article

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