Involvement of prostaglandins in inflammation induced by latex of Calotropis procera

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 151-155

  Kumar, Vijay L ^a   Shivkar, Yatin M ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory drugs; Calotropis procera; Cyclooxygenase 2; Inflammation; Latex

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CALOTROPIS PROCERA EXTRACT; CELECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DEXAMETHASONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CALOTROPIS; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG MECHANISM; GRANULATION TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CALOTROPIS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INFLAMMATION; KINETICS; LATEX; MALE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CALOTROPIS PROCERA;

EID: 4143154031     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09511920410001713583     Document Type: Article

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