Involvement of monoamines and proinflammatory cytokines in mediating the anti-stress effects of Panax quinquefolium

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-262

  Rasheed, Naila ^a   Tyagi, Ethika ^a   Ahmad, Ausaf ^a   Siripurapu, Kiran Babu ^a   Lahiri, Shawon ^a   Shukla, Rakesh ^a   Palit, Gautam ^a  

^a CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic unpredictable stress; Corticosterone; IL 2; IL 6; Monoamines; Panax quinquefolium

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; MONOAMINE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEROTONIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CORTICOSTERONE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPERPITUITARISM; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MICE; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

MUS; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS;

EID: 41949118893     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.01.035     Document Type: Article

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