Evaluation of the effects of the herbal product Catuama® in inflammatory and neuropathic models of nociception in rats

Phytomedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 245-252

  Quintao N L M ^a   Ferreira, J ^b   Beirith, A ^c   Campos, M M ^d   Calixto, J B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antinociception; Herbal product Catuama; Persistent inflammatory and neuropathic pain

Indexed keywords

CATUAMA; FREUND ADJUVANT; HALOPERIDOL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NOCICEPTORS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY;

CATUAMA; RATTUS;

EID: 41049084455     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.03.015     Document Type: Article

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