Anti-inflammatory activity of phylligenin, a lignan from the fruits of Forsythia koreana, and its cellular mechanism of action

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Lim, Hyun ^a   Lee, Jong Gu ^b   Lee, Seung Ho ^b   Kim, Yeong Shik ^c   Kim, Hyun Pyo ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anti inflammation; Cyclooxygenase; Forsythia koreana; Nitric oxide synthase; Phylligenin

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FORSYTHIA EXTRACT; FORSYTHIA KOREANA EXTRACT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; LIGNAN DERIVATIVE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHANOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PHYLLIGENIN; PLANT EXTRACT; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG ISOLATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PAW EDEMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORSYTHIA; FRUIT; INFLAMMATION; LIGNANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; NF-KAPPA B; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; PLANT EXTRACTS;

FORSYTHIA VIRIDISSIMA VAR. KOREANA;

EID: 44149126945     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.03.016     Document Type: Article

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