Inhibitory effect of astragaloside I and IV on passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reaction and scratching behaviors in mice

Natural Product Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-50

  Sang, Jun Han ^b   Bae, Eun Ah ^b   Hien, Trung Trinh ^b   Yang, Jung Hwa ^b   Eun, Ju Lee ^a   Sam, Sik Kang ^a   Kim, Dong Hyun ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allergy; Anaphylaxis; Astragaloside; Astragalus membranaceus; Itching

Indexed keywords

ASTRAGALOSIDE I; ASTRAGALOSIDE IV; ASTRAGALUS MEMBRANACEUS EXTRACT; COMPOUND 48-80; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SCRATCHING;

EID: 42249100678     PISSN: 12263907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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