Physalis angulata extract exerts anti-inflammatory effects in rats by inhibiting different pathways

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 246-251

  Bastos, G N T ^a   Silveira, A J A ^a   Salgado, C G ^a,b   Picanco Diniz D L W ^c   do Nascimento, J L M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^b Unidade de Referência Especializada em Dermatologia Sanitária do Estado do Pará URE Dr Marcelo Candia   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Ciencias Biologicas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adenosine deaminase; Amazon ethnopharmacology; Anti inflammatory response; Nitric oxide; Physalis angulata L.; Prostaglandin E; TGF

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CARRAGEENAN; INDOMETACIN; NITRITE; PHYSALIS ANGULATA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE DRYING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHYSALIS ANGULATA; PLANT ROOT; RAT; UPREGULATION;

ADENOSINE DEAMINASE; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAZIL; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INDOMETHACIN; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; NITRIC OXIDE; PHYSALIS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT ROOTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UP-REGULATION;

PHYSALIS ANGULATA; RATTUS;

EID: 45449093555     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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