Aqueous extract of the Helianthus annuus seed alleviates asthmatic symptoms in vivo

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Heo, Jin Chul ^a,b   Woo, Sang Uk ^a   Kweon, Mi Ae ^a   Park, Ja Young ^a   Lee, Hee Kyung ^a   Son, Minsik ^a,c   Rho, Jae Rang ^b   Lee, Sang Han ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Foin Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti asthmatic; Helianthus annuus seed; IgE; Interleukin 13; Interleukin 4; Ovalbumin induced

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS EXTRACT; HEMATOXYLIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 13; INTERLEUKIN 4; OVALBUMIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PURIFICATION; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUNFLOWER; SYMPTOM;

EID: 38949114561     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.21.1.57     Document Type: Article

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