Antiallergic effect of the root of Paeonia lactiflora and its constituents paeoniflorin and paeonol

Archives of Pharmacal Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 445-450

  Lee, Bomi ^a   Shin, Yong Wook ^a   Bae, Eun Ah ^a   Han, San Jun ^a   Kim, Joo Sun ^b   Kang, Sam Sik ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Allergy; Paeonia lactiflora; Paeoniflorin; Paeonol

Indexed keywords

4 METHOXY N METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; ACETIC ACID; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIPRURITIC AGENT; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BRIDGED COMPOUND; GLUCOSIDE; OVALBUMIN; PAEONIFLORIN; PEONOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; DEGRANULATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MAST CELL; MOUSE; PAEONIA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE SKIN ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT ROOT; PRURITUS; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETIC ACID; ACETOPHENONES; ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; ANTIPRURITICS; ASTHMA; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BENZOIC ACIDS; BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; CELL DEGRANULATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GLUCOSIDES; MALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED ICR; OVALBUMIN; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PAEONIA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PASSIVE CUTANEOUS ANAPHYLAXIS; PLANT ROOTS; PRURITUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 43049141859     PISSN: 02536269     EISSN: 19763786     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12272-001-1177-6     Document Type: Article

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